Township government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Voorhees Township took in $39.1 million and spent $41.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)10%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
81%$31.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$268 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$671 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$999 thousand
Fines
0.2%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt1.6%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

46%

of Voorhees Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$19.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.6 million
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$16.8 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$14.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$899 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Government buildings$413 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$689 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$622 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$622 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$287 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$287 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Voorhees Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Voorhees 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.