How is Irvington Township run?
Irvington Township’s town government spent $342.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,716 per resident.
What stands out about how Irvington Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Irvington Township School District
Irvington Township’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Irvington Township, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $25,227 per pupil, $13,720 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.
About $5,716 per resident a year, or $15.66 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 69% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Irvington Township runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Irvington Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Irvington 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 →Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Irvington 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: $5,584 · 2023: $5,598 · 2024: $5,716. Per resident it went from $5,584 to $5,716 (up 2%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 54,226 to 59,977.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,528 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $9,259 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.76% 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 Irvington 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 Irvington Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Irvington Township →
Who’s in charge in Irvington Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Irvington Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on irvington.net ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (59,977).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Irvington Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: irvington.net ↗
- 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 Irvington Township compares with the towns next door
Irvington Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,169 to $2,867 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | $1,169 | $10,000+ |
| Newark | $2,867 | $7,262 |
| Maplewood Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Irvington Township | estimate | $9,259 |
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 Irvington Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Irvington Township’s government
How much does Irvington Township spend per resident?
About $5,716 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Irvington Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,259 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see irvington.net.
Who runs Irvington Township’s government?
See irvington.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Irvington Township yet.
How many people work for Irvington Township?
1,637 full-time and 398 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $14.6M (about $175.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Irvington Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Renee Burgess) and General Assembly District 28 (Chigozie Onyema and Cleopatra Tucker). The General Assembly district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Irvington 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 →