Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vernon Township took in $21.4 million and spent $19.0 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 taxes87%State tax money12%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes87%

Property tax
84%$18.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$556 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$285 thousand
  • Other licenses$260 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$108 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

59%

of Vernon Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$11.3 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$8.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$674 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$418 thousand
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$552 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.