Township government · Champaign County, OH

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 $701 thousand and spent $661 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money1.9%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Salem Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes98%

Property tax

88%$619 thousand

Other taxes

9.4%$66 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses

Motor vehicle licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state

1.9%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other

0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%

What stands out

31%

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%

Roads, transit and parking

61%$405 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$405 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$204 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings

Other and not broken out$195 thousand
Government buildings$9 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.9%$52 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$52 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.