Town Hall · Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NJ town hall & government

Mount Olive spent $25.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $883 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mount Olive

Joe NicastroHead of government Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Mount Olive's money goes

Spent
$25.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$883
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$21.1 million
$734 per resident
Police
$7.5 million29%
Administration & buildings
$3 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million7%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million5%
Fire
$755,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$754,0003%
Health & welfare
$688,0003%
Interest on debt
$565,0002%
Other
$4.8 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive

Full-time staff
167
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,400
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
24 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
9 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time1 part
Other
70 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Olive Township School District

Mount Olive's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,069
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
4,824
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $27,069 per pupil, $14,890 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Olive pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$487,100
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 Mount Olive's government

🏛️ Official websitemountolivetwpnj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Olive →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Olive

Mount Olive is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Thomas H. Kean, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Mount Olive'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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