Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Orange Township took in $83.8 million and spent $55.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%State tax money9.3%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

75%

of West Orange Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
75%$62.6 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$600 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$376 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$7.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$545 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

50%

of West Orange Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$27.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$12.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$17.2 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$14.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$747 thousand
  • Government buildings$368 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$805 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Social services
0.7%$377 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$377 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Orange 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 Orange 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.