Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sparta Township took in $23.5 million and spent $27.2 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 taxes99%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

99%

of Sparta Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes99%

Property tax
99%$23.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

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%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Sparta 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
38%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$515 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.1 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$719 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sparta 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 Sparta 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.