Township government · Mercer County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Windsor Township took in $53.8 million and spent $51.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fines and other35%Fees for services (sewer, parking)8.9%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

35%

of West Windsor Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
53%$28.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$722 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$371 thousand
  • Other licenses$308 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parking
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Parking$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$839 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$18.8 million
Fines
0.5%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

52%

of West Windsor Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$27.0 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$23.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$421 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$618 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$789 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$766 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$513 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$503 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$503 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$241 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Windsor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of West Windsor 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.