Township government · Highland 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 $261 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Federal tax money16%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

58%

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 taxes81%

Other taxes
58%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$47 thousand
Sales tax
5.0%$13 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$42 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs39%

What stands out

39%

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%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 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.