Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stillwater Township took in $14.4 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 taxes96%State tax money2.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.8%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

96%

of Stillwater Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes96%

Property tax
96%$13.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$371 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs72%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Health and hospitals3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending2.3%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$2.5 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$489 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
  • Electric power$8 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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.