Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Brick Township run?
Brick Township’s town government spent $86.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,147 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brick Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,147 per resident a year, or $3.14 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Brick Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$1,104 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Brick Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,104 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,134, and the middle half spent $800–$1,305. Brick Township spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($23 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 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brick Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brick 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: $1,104 · 2024: $1,147.
full-time in March 2025, up from 553 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.
The typical homeowner pays $6,638 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.62% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brick 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 Brick Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brick Township →
Who’s in charge in Brick Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brick Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on twp.brick.nj.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 130 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 (75,651).
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.
Brick Township School District
Brick Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,063 per pupil, $13,500 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 Brick Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: twp.brick.nj.us ↗
- 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 Brick Township compares with the towns next door
Brick Township spent $1,104 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $778 to $11,633. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Township | $778 | $8,023 |
| Howell Township | $919 | $9,379 |
| Toms River Township | $933 | $6,497 |
| Point Pleasant | $1,020 | $7,660 |
| Mantoloking | $11,633 | $10,000+ |
| Wall Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Brick Township | $1,104 | $6,638 |
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 Brick Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brick Township’s government
How much does Brick Township spend per resident?
About $1,147 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 $1,104 was less than 57% of 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brick Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,638 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see twp.brick.nj.us.
Who runs Brick Township’s government?
See twp.brick.nj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brick Township yet.
How many people work for Brick Township?
580 full-time and 98 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.0M (about $60.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brick Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Jim Holzapfel) and General Assembly District 10 (Greg McGuckin and Paul Kanitra). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brick Township’s government
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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 →