Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington Township took in $27.9 million and spent $24.0 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 taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money5.2%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Washington 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 taxes62%

Property tax
60%$16.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$435 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$411 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$538 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.2%$341 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$307 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

23%

of Washington 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$516 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$429 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$439 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$439 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$50 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$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.