Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westampton Township took in $11.5 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Fines and other10%State tax money7.8%Fees for services4.4%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

8.6%

of Westampton Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
67%$7.7 million
Other taxes
8.0%$918 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$418 thousand
  • Other licenses$412 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$500 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$500 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$891 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$267 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
8.6%$984 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Health and hospitals9.5%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Westampton 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
39%$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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$643 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.5%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$728 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$594 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$594 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$43 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westampton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Westampton 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.