Township government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winfield Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes94%Fines and other3.0%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes94%

Property tax
93%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$49 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs31%Health and hospitals1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Winfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$933 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$483 thousand
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$230 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand
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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winfield 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 Winfield 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.