Township government · Bergen County, NJ

Saddle Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saddle Brook Township took in $22.6 million and spent $13.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fees for services (water)13%

What stands out

87%

of Saddle Brook Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$19.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

17%

of Saddle Brook Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$380 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$293 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$225 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.2 million
  • Public health$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$844 thousand
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$999 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$832 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$919 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$528 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$502 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saddle Brook Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Saddle Brook 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.