Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield Township took in $4.8 million and spent $3.5 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 taxes64%Fines and other20%State tax money15%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

12%

of Springfield Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes64%

Property tax
63%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$734 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
12%$581 thousand
Fines
7.8%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

36%

of Springfield 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$974 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$17 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$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.