Township government · Bergen County, NJ

Rochelle Park Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochelle Park Township took in $11.6 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

87%

of Rochelle Park Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
87%$10.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$73 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.1%$715 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$78 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$444 thousand
Fines
1.3%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Interest on debt9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

34%

of Rochelle Park Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$632 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$344 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$100 thousand
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$100 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rochelle Park Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Rochelle Park Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.