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Woolwich Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar towns

Woolwich Township’s town government spent $5.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $422 per resident.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$5.6M
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$422
In 2022: $422, less than 94% of 32 similar towns
Long-term debt
$11.9M
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
17
full-time · 36 part-time · March payroll $87,170
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Woolwich Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$422 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them

Woolwich Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($422 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,149, and the middle half spent $959–$1,313. Woolwich Township spent less than 94% of them.

Middle half of the group, $959–$1,313Median $1,149Woolwich Township

Includes sewer and trash ($363,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
32

New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woolwich Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $422 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 52%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 76%From other local governments 14%From the state 9%Interest, fines & other 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $7.5 million; interest on debt $534,000; payments to other governments $627,000. With these, the whole budget was $14.3 million.
Over the years

No trend yet

Woolwich Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Woolwich Township$10,000+
Pilesgrove Township$10,000+
Auburn$10,000+
South Harrison Township$10,000+
Harrison Township$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
East Greenwich Township$9,427
Oldmans Township$6,677
Beckett$5,357
Logan Township$5,273
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$456,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Woolwich Township

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

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

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

Who works for Woolwich Township

One full-time town employee for every 780 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (13,257).

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

Police0 + 30 pt
Roads & transportation9
Administration & buildings8
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 4 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
17
full-time
36
part-time
$87,170
payroll for March 2022
$1.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$42,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Woolwich Township had 1.3 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 24 of the 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 5.6: Woolwich Township had fewer than 100% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

The school district

Kingsway Regional School District

Woolwich Township’s middle and high school district, shared with East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Woolwich Township →
$19,369
per pupil · NJ $28,441
3,024
students
$22.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $19,369 per pupil, $11,297 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 49%State 48%Federal 2%

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

Also serving Woolwich Township

Swedesboro-Woolwich School District · $23,015 per pupil

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

Who represents Woolwich Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Woolwich Township.

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    GovernorStatewide
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    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
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    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

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

Next door

How Woolwich Township compares with the towns next door

Woolwich Township spent $422 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $227. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
South Harrison Township$227$10,000+
Oldmans Townshipestimate$6,677
Pilesgrove Townshipestimate$10,000+
East Greenwich Townshipestimate$9,427
Logan Townshipestimate$5,273
Harrison Townshipestimate$10,000+
Woolwich Township$422$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 Woolwich Township’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Woolwich Township’s government

How much does Woolwich Township spend per resident?

About $422 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $422 was less than 94% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Woolwich Township’s government?

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

How many people work for Woolwich Township?

17 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $87,170 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Woolwich 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 Woolwich 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 →