Township government · Morris County, NJ

Rockaway Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rockaway Township took in $52.2 million and spent $43.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Fines and other15%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)5.8%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Rockaway Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
75%$38.9 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$996 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$427 thousand
  • Other licenses$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$171 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$792 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$7.5 million
Fines
0.6%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

48%

of Rockaway Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$20.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$702 thousand
  • Government buildings$609 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$765 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$920 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$920 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$783 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$580 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockaway Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Rockaway 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.