ZIP 08854 · Piscataway Township, NJ

Four governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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
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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
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Your county

Middlesex County

$725 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.0%Fines and other2.3%Local tax money2.1%
Full Middlesex County breakdown

What stands out

52%

of Middlesex County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
52%$461 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$422 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$422 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$236 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 8 more
  • Sewer$89.2 million
  • Garbage collection$61.1 million
  • Other service charges$57.9 million
  • College tuition$25.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$516 thousand
  • Other school charges$510 thousand
  • School lunches$368 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
  • Road charges$135 thousand
  • Parking$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$96.9 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$53.2 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$18.3 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$19.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$282 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges24%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services12%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

24%

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

Full Middlesex County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
24%$174 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$93.9 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.0 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$151 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$120 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.5 million
  • Government buildings$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$142 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$102 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$39.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$116 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$50.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$24.8 million
  • Police$24.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15.7 million
Social services
12%$87.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$59.2 million
  • Other public welfare$27.7 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$25.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$24.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$11.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$8.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
  • Parking$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.8 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$98 thousand
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Your town

Piscataway Township

$72.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Piscataway Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other16%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money1.2%
Full Piscataway Township breakdown

What stands out

15%

of Piscataway Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
57%$55.3 million
Other taxes
3.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$380 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$11.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.2 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$5.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$14.9 million
Fines
0.5%$535 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Piscataway 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.

Full Piscataway Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$30.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$16.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$13.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$673 thousand
  • Fire protection$397 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Social services
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.4 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$417 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$417 thousand
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Your schools

Piscataway Township School District

$183 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Piscataway Township School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money26%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.9%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Piscataway Township School District breakdown

What stands out

66%

of Piscataway Township School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
66%$103 million

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$5.5 million
  • School lunches$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$386 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$40.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$535 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$4.5 million
Piscataway Township School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.8%
Full Piscataway Township School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$178 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$178 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$5.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$305 thousand
Piscataway Township School District 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.

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

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

Piscataway 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.