Township government · Ottawa 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 $682 thousand and spent $576 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 taxes91%State tax money5.1%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

7.8%

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 taxes91%

Property tax
83%$567 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$26 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Health and hospitals23%Running the government and other costs21%

What stands out

23%

of Salem Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 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.