Township government · Clarion County, PA

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 $350 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Township taxes40%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

27%

of Salem Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes40%

Individual income tax
27%$93 thousand
Property tax
9.7%$34 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$44 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$152 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$12 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals2.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

68%

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
68%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$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. 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.