Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

Stow Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stow Creek Township took in $562 thousand and spent $485 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money22%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money3.9%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

3.9%

of Stow Creek Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
66%$371 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$125 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$17 thousand
Fines
1.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Health and hospitals1.6%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Stow Creek Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$232 thousand
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$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stow Creek 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 Stow Creek 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.