Township government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Hackensack Township took in $9.5 million and spent $8.9 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%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)4.1%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

83%

of South Hackensack Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
83%$7.9 million
Other taxes
3.8%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$208 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$88 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$387 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$386 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$500 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$49 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.7%$159 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

41%

of South Hackensack Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$267 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$3.3 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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$736 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$719 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$719 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$78 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$78 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Hackensack 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 South Hackensack 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.