Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

West Amwell Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Amwell Township took in $3.2 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money15%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

of West Amwell Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
64%$2.0 million
Other taxes
16%$510 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$507 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$8 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$490 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
2.8%$89 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Interest on debt2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Roads, transit and parking1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

39%

of West Amwell Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$2.3 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$853 thousand
  • Fire protection$513 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Amwell 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 West Amwell 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.