Township government · Luzerne 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 $3.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fees for services14%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

14%

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 taxes67%

Property tax
46%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
14%$494 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$247 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$474 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$474 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$220 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$352 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$78 thousand
Fines
0.9%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

23%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$984 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$818 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$718 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 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.