Township government · Shelby 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 $338 thousand and spent $450 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 taxes93%County and local tax money4.1%State tax money2.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

26%

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 taxes93%

Property tax
67%$225 thousand
Other taxes
26%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$7 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals15%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

15%

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
47%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$67 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 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.