Township government · Mercer 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 $228 thousand and spent $84 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money37%Federal tax money16%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes44%

Individual income tax
29%$66 thousand
Property tax
12%$28 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$37 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$85 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

13%

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
57%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$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.