Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stafford Township took in $64.1 million and spent $49.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Stafford Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
65%$41.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$17.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$11.8 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.3 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$650 thousand
Fines
0.7%$429 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Stafford Township's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$17.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$764 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.6 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$757 thousand
  • Fire protection$353 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$947 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$886 thousand
  • Public transit$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$647 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$647 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$190 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$190 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stafford 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 Stafford 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.