Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Woodbridge Township took in $177 million and spent $203 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)11%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

7%

of Woodbridge Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
61%$108 million
Other taxes
1.9%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$301 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; housing and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$10.1 million
  • Housing$4.3 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parking$527 thousand
  • Road charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$12.4 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$27.9 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$5.1 million
Fines
0.7%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development6.0%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

17%

of Woodbridge Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$66.0 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$55.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$45.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$39.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$35.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$26.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$25.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19.6 million
  • Libraries$5.8 million
Housing and community development
6.0%$12.1 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Parking$296 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Social services
1.1%$2.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodbridge Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Woodbridge 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.