Township government · Tuscarawas 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 $723 thousand and spent $614 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%Fines and other6.5%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

89%

of Salem Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes93%

Property tax
89%$645 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking2.4%

What stands out

64%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 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.