Township government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wyckoff Township took in $24.2 million and spent $22.7 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 taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other4.7%State tax money4.2%

What stands out

74%

of Wyckoff Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
74%$17.9 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$736 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$855 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Wyckoff 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
33%$7.6 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$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$767 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$745 thousand
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$530 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$432 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$196 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$824 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wyckoff 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 Wyckoff 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.