Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southampton Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)30%State tax money17%Township taxes11%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

38%

of Southampton Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes11%

Other taxes
11%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$415 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$354 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$528 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$234 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs40%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Environment and natural resources4.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

41%

of Southampton 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
41%$761 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
  • Sewer systems$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$75 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$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southampton 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 Southampton 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.