Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tewksbury Township took in $10.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fines and other17%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer)1.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

16%

of Tewksbury 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 taxes68%

Property tax
68%$7.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$185 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$77 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

34%

of Tewksbury 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
43%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$637 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$274 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$944 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$944 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$399 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tewksbury Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Tewksbury 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.