Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Salem Township took in $9.8 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other4.0%Township taxes2.1%

What stands out

25%

of Salem Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes2.1%

Other taxes
1.9%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.2%$21 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Water$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$6.7 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$388 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$1.0 million
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$476 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$829 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$478 thousand
  • Police$327 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$327 thousand
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$327 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 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 March 31, 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.