Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Salem Township took in $997 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money24%Federal tax money17%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (sewer)1.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
27%$269 thousand
Property tax
17%$169 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$174 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$242 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$27 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

13%

of West 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
63%$639 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$639 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$232 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$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West 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 West 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.