Township government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterford Township took in $13.2 million and spent $10.2 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 taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%State tax money10%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

4.9%

of Waterford Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
71%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.0%$270 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$254 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$606 thousand
  • Water$594 thousand
  • Other service charges$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
4.9%$651 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Waterford 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
44%$4.5 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$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$439 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$361 thousand
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$955 thousand
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
  • Water supply$234 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$575 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$575 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$438 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$289 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waterford 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 Waterford 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.