Township government · Allegan County, MI

Salem Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salem Township took in $3.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Federal tax money29%State tax money17%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money6.8%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Salem Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
37%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
29%$1.1 million

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$622 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$252 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$224 thousand
Fines
0.9%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Sent to other local governments36%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

36%

of Salem Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
36%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$280 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Salem Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Salem Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.