Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. Mill Building · Photo: Desmond57 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bloomfield Township run?
Bloomfield Township’s town government spent $86.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,631 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bloomfield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,631 per resident a year, or $4.47 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,212 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Bloomfield Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,212 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,150, and the middle half spent $798–$1,297. Bloomfield Township spent more than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bloomfield Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 43% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bloomfield Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,212 · 2024: $1,631. Per resident it went from $1,212 to $1,631 (up 35%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 49,810 to 52,948.
full-time in March 2025, up from 307 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bloomfield Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bloomfield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bloomfield Township →
Who’s in charge in Bloomfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bloomfield Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bloomfieldtwpnj.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 170 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (52,948).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bloomfield Township School District
Bloomfield Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,198 per pupil, $13,833 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bloomfield Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bloomfieldtwpnj.com ↗
- 2New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
- 3New Jersey SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bloomfield Township compares with the towns next door
Bloomfield Township spent $1,212 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | $2,867 | $7,262 |
| East Orange | $6,965 runs schools | $9,970 |
| Glen Ridge | $7,607 | $10,000+ |
| Nutley Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Belleville Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Bloomfield Township | $1,212 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bloomfield Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bloomfield Township’s government
How much does Bloomfield Township spend per resident?
About $1,631 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,212 was more than 64% of 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bloomfield Township’s government?
See bloomfieldtwpnj.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bloomfield Township yet.
How many people work for Bloomfield Township?
311 full-time and 194 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.3M (about $40.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bloomfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Britnee Timberlake) and General Assembly District 34 (Carmen Morales and Mike Venezia). The General Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bloomfield Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →