Township government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne Township took in $103 million and spent $75.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other3.6%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Wayne Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
64%$65.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$462 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$243 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$21.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$18.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$936 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$8.6 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$498 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$132 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.1 million
Fines
0.6%$625 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

30%

of Wayne Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$22.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$20.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$19.6 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$16.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$368 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$19.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.3 million
  • Fire protection$979 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$823 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$410 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Social services
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wayne 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.