Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

South Brunswick Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Brunswick Township took in $87.4 million and spent $77.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other9.7%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

of South Brunswick 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 taxes57%

Property tax
56%$49.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$856 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$216 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$26.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$13.2 million
  • Water$13.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$600 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$8.1 million
Fines
0.4%$328 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

32%

of South Brunswick 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.7 million
  • Water supply$8.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$23.7 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$20.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$663 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$16.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$972 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$913 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$741 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$943 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$781 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$406 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$406 thousand
Social services
0.3%$261 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$261 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Brunswick 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 South Brunswick 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.