Town Hall · Gloucester

Gloucester, NJ town hall & government

Gloucester spent $55.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $877 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gloucester's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Gloucester

David R. MayerHead of government Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Gloucester's money goes

Spent
$55.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$877
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$63.8 million
$1,001 per resident
Police
$18 million32%
Sewer & trash
$12 million21%
Administration & buildings
$3.9 million7%
Roads & transportation
$3.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$2.9 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million2%
Health & welfare
$629,0001%
Other
$11.7 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the state <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gloucester

Full-time staff
301
81 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
125
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
137 full-time34 part
Roads & transportation
63 full-time
Administration & buildings
46 full-time25 part
Sewer & trash
42 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
10 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time17 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gloucester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gloucester Township School District

Gloucester's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,057
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
6,644
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $23,057 per pupil, $15,312 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Gloucester: Black Horse Pike Regional School District ($25,532 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gloucester pay

Typical tax bill
$8,612
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
3.10%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$277,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Gloucester's government

🏛️ Official websiteglotwp.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gloucester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gloucester

Gloucester is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Donald Norcross. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Gloucester's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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