Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandyston Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 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 taxes67%Fines and other19%State tax money8.4%Fees for services5.5%

What stands out

17%

of Sandyston Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$786 thousand

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$99 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$205 thousand
Fines
2.0%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs96%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

96%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
96%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$969 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$17 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$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandyston 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 Sandyston 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.