Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willingboro Township took in $57.0 million and spent $54.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Willingboro 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 taxes65%

Property tax
63%$35.7 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$547 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.8 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$541 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

19%

of Willingboro 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$26.2 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$22.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$774 thousand
  • Government buildings$722 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$867 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$946 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.4 million
Social services
0.9%$490 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$490 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Willingboro 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 Willingboro 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.