ZIP 08329 · Commercial Township, NJ

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 08329: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 08329?
08329 is served by the State of New Jersey, Cumberland County, Commercial Township and Commercial Township School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of New Jersey spent $97.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cumberland County spent $222 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Commercial Township spent $4.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Commercial Township School District spent $19.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 08329?
Of the governments serving 08329, Cumberland County collected $104 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Commercial Township collected $7.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), State of New Jersey collected $5.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Commercial Township School District collected $2.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 08329.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cumberland County, Commercial Township and Commercial Township School District

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 08329

Cumberland County$104 million

43% of its $244 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Commercial Township$7.3 million

78% of its $9.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

State of New Jersey$5.0 million

<0.1% of its $100.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Commercial Township School District$2.4 million

15% of its $16.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cumberland County

$222 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)22%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%Local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Cumberland County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Cumberland County breakdown

County taxes43%

Property tax
43%$104 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$53.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$38.8 million
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • College tuition$5.6 million
  • School lunches$471 thousand
  • Other school charges$339 thousand
  • University housing and dining$215 thousand
  • Road charges$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$24.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$43.2 million

Local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.3%$10.4 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$7.9 million
Cumberland County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs30%Schools and colleges30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

30%

of Cumberland County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Cumberland County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$67.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$57.3 million
  • Government buildings$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Schools and colleges
30%$67.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.2 million
  • Colleges and universities$30.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$38.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$21.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.0 million
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.9 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$9.9 million
Social services
2.6%$5.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$5.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$723 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$534 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Cumberland County page →

Your town

Commercial Township

$4.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money17%Fees for services3.8%Fines and other0.6%
Full Commercial Township breakdown

What stands out

78%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
78%$7.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$59 thousand
Commercial Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Commercial Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Commercial Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$80 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$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Commercial Township page →

Your schools

Commercial Township School District

$19.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money84%School district taxes15%Fees for services (school lunches)1.6%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Commercial Township School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Commercial Township School District breakdown

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$2.4 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$259 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$247 thousand
  • School lunches$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$13.4 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$18 thousand
Commercial Township School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges76%Sent to other local governments23%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Commercial Township School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Commercial Township School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
76%$14.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.6 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$174 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$119 thousand
Commercial Township School District page →

Your state

State of New Jersey

$97.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (tolls, college tuition)10%Fines and other9.4%Local tax money0.7%
Full New Jersey breakdown

What stands out

8.2%

of New Jersey's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes50%

Individual income tax
19%$18.9 billion
Sales tax
14%$14.3 billion
Other taxes
9.0%$9.08 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; corporation licenses and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.74 billion
  • Corporation licenses$912 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$821 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$735 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$685 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$627 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$537 million
  • Amusement taxes$519 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$472 million
  • Tobacco taxes$469 million
  • Public utility taxes$236 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$184 million
  • Driver's licenses$59.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$47.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$14.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$10.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.2%$8.21 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$5.0 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$10.2 billion
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; college tuition and 17 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.57 billion
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.86 billion
  • Other service charges$1.67 billion
  • Transit fares$832 million
  • University housing and dining$611 million
  • Housing$52.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$50.6 million
  • Water$42.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$33.1 million
  • Airport$17.2 million
  • Road charges$14.0 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Other education charges$11.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • School lunches$757 thousand
  • Other school charges$185 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$29.7 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$683 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$9.28 billion
Fines
0.2%$178 million
New Jersey page →

Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges17%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Running the government and other costs7.9%All other spending15%
Full New Jersey breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$28.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$28.0 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$305 million
  • Welfare institutions$102 million
  • Veterans' services$30.7 million
Sent to local governments
23%$22.3 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 19 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.15 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.64 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$594 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$397 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$186 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$86.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$77.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$75.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$51.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$32.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$29.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
17%$16.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.10 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.44 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.99 billion
  • Other education$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$947 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$8.48 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$4.41 billion
  • Roads and highways$2.19 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.80 billion
  • Ports and harbors$50.3 million
  • Airports$31.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$7.74 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.37 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.88 billion
  • Other government administration$215 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 million
  • Government buildings$62.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$5.66 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.00 billion
  • Public health$2.67 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$4.15 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.24 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.21 billion
  • Police$905 million
  • Inspections and regulation$438 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$364 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.30 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.30 billion
  • Interest on water supply debt$664 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$932 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$704 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$704 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$264 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$260 million
  • Libraries$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$127 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$59.0 million
  • Electric power$38.4 million
  • Sewer systems$21.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
New Jersey page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Cumberland County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Commercial 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.

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.