Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Township took in $13.3 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fees for services (sewer)2.5%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

95%

of White Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
95%$12.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$330 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$311 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments86%Running the government and other costs4.5%Roads, transit and parking3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

86%

of White Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
86%$10.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.3 million
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$537 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$378 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$378 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$321 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$321 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$232 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.