Township government · Meigs 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 $131 thousand and spent $151 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 taxes86%County and local tax money7.6%State tax money3.8%Fees for services1.5%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Township taxes86%

Property tax

86%$113 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services

1.5%$2 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses

Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state

3.8%$5 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

87%

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

87%$131 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$131 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$19 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$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. 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.