Township government · Columbiana 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 $920 thousand and spent $549 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes99%State tax money1.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

20%

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 taxes99%

Property tax
79%$728 thousand
Other taxes
20%$181 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs4.4%

What stands out

18%

of Salem Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$426 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$426 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 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.