Township government · Union County, NJ

Scotch Plains Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Scotch Plains Township took in $31.5 million and spent $30.7 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 taxes73%Fines and other15%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.1%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Scotch Plains 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 taxes73%

Property tax
69%$21.6 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$388 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$279 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$650 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$4.2 million
Fines
2.2%$679 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

12%

of Scotch Plains Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$11.6 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$9.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$909 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$671 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Fire protection$821 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$633 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$888 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$724 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$335 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$335 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$321 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$236 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$236 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains 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.