Township government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salem Township took in $25 thousand and spent $13 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money48%Township taxes28%State tax money20%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

48%

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

Township taxes28%

Property tax
28%$7 thousand

Federal tax money48%

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

From the federal government
48%$12 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs92%Roads, transit and parking7.7%

What stands out

92%

of Salem Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
92%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.