Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington Township took in $14.6 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money1.1%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Washington Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$12.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.3%$330 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$165 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments37%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Washington Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
37%$4.0 million
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$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.6 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$368 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$347 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$617 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 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.