Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roxbury Township took in $32.1 million and spent $30.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other4.3%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Roxbury Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
72%$23.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$487 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$453 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Water$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$181 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Sent to other local governments1.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

31%

of Roxbury Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$719 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$560 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$385 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$354 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$778 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$548 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$548 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$402 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$402 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roxbury 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 Roxbury 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.