Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Harrison Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%County and local tax money30%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

30%

of South Harrison Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes46%

Property tax

46%$1.0 million

Federal tax money7.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

7.4%$163 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$296 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

30%$663 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.1%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

41%

of South Harrison Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments

41%$527 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$527 thousand

Running the government and other costs

34%$437 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
Other and not broken out$155 thousand
Government buildings$65 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

22%$280 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$280 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.9%$25 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$25 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.1%$14 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Harrison 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 Harrison 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.