Property taxes in New Jersey ate up a greater percentage of taxpayers’ paychecks in 2009 than in the previous year, as income fell while tax bills continued to climb, according to Census data compiled by a Washington, D.C., think tank. New Jersey homeowners spent 7.45 percent of their income on property taxes in 2009, up from 7.02 percent in 2008, according to an analysis of Census data released today by the Tax Foundation. Median income fell in 2009 to $88,343 from $90,010, while median property taxes climbed from $6,320 to $6,579 over the year. The median is the halfway point in the data. Read more in Star Ledger.