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Town Hall · Carneys Point Township

How is Carneys Point Township run?

Carneys Point Township’s town government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $172 per resident.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$1.5M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$172
not compared
Long-term debt
$3.2M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
55
full-time · 26 part-time · March payroll $356,621 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$5,882
2.92% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Carneys Point Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

Carneys Point Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Penns Grove. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Carneys Point Township →
$24,453
per pupil · NJ $28,441
2,245
students
$720,000
long-term debt

Of the $24,453 per pupil, $14,391 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 20%State 72%Federal 9%

New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $172 per resident a year, or $0.47 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 96%From other local governments 4%Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Carneys Point Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $142,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.6 million.
Compared with similar places

No comparison for Carneys Point Township yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Carneys Point Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 148600% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Carneys Point Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$0
2023$3.9 million
2024$1.5 million

Per resident: 2022: $0 · 2023: $446 · 2024: $172. Per resident it went from $0 to $172 (up 17100%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,692 to 8,670.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,882 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.92% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pilesgrove Township$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
Mannington Township$8,002
Pennsville Township$7,629
Oldmans Township$6,677
Carneys Point Township$5,882
Penns Grove$4,889
Wilmington$1,864
$5,882
typical bill a year
2.92%
effective rate
$201,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Carneys Point 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 Carneys Point Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carneys Point Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Carneys Point Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See carneyspointtwp.org for Carneys Point Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Carneys Point Township yet.carneyspointtwp.org ↗
Agendas

Carneys Point Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on carneyspointtwp.org ↗.

Who works for Carneys Point Township

One full-time town employee for every 158 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,670).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police19 + 6 pt
Sewer & trash16 + 6 pt
Administration & buildings8 + 11 pt
Roads & transportation8
Courts, inspections & corrections3 + 1 pt
Other1 + 2 pt
55
full-time
26
part-time
$356,621
payroll for March 2022
$4.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$71,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
18
sworn police officers
Estimates.Carneys Point Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Carneys Point Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Carneys Point Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Carneys Point Township compares with the towns next door

Carneys Point Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,129 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pennsville Township$1,129$7,629
Mannington Townshipestimate$8,002
Oldmans Townshipestimate$6,677
Penns Groveestimate$4,889
Pilesgrove Townshipestimate$10,000+
Carneys Point Townshipestimate$5,882

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 Carneys Point Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Carneys Point Township’s government

How much does Carneys Point Township spend per resident?

About $172 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.

What is the property tax rate in Carneys Point Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,882 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see carneyspointtwp.org.

Who runs Carneys Point Township’s government?

See carneyspointtwp.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carneys Point Township yet.

How many people work for Carneys Point Township?

55 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $356,621 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Carneys Point Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 3 (John Burzichelli) and General Assembly District 03 (Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Carneys Point Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 →