Township government · Dunklin County, MO

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 $249 thousand and spent $217 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes35%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money7.2%

What stands out

49%

of Salem Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
35%$86 thousand

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$18 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$121 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking91%Running the government and other costs8.8%

What stands out

91%

of Salem Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
91%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.