Township government · Wayne 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 $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money14%State tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)4.6%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

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 taxes66%

Individual income tax
29%$445 thousand
Other taxes
19%$295 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$268 thousand

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$214 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$206 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$27 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

5.2%

of Salem Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$705 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$329 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$174 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$3 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.