Township government · Union 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 $36.5 million and spent $31.3 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 taxes85%State tax money5.9%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

82%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
82%$30.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$741 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$616 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$376 thousand
  • Parking$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$107 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.4 million
Fines
1.4%$498 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

34%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$13.1 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$11.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$836 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Government buildings$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$431 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$390 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$450 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$450 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$382 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 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.