Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

Salem Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Salem Township took in $2.9 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer)8.8%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

33%

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 taxes68%

Individual income tax
33%$955 thousand
Property tax
22%$645 thousand
Other taxes
13%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$107 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$186 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$592 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$70 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

9%

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%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$861 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$458 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$261 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Salem Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.