Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wall Township took in $53.1 million and spent $40.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money6.5%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Wall Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
66%$35.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Water$6.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$156 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.3%$702 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

31%

of Wall Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$988 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$845 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$778 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$492 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$804 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$766 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$789 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$789 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$199 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$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$91 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$91 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 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

Wall 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 Wall 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.