Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Deptford Township took in $40.2 million and spent $30.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money2.1%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

30%

of West Deptford 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
59%$23.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$807 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parking$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.1 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$718 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$829 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$745 thousand
Fines
0.2%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

51%

of West Deptford 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$628 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$389 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.2 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$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$368 thousand
  • Government buildings$284 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$797 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$743 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Deptford 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 West Deptford 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.