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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salem took in $12.4 million and spent $11.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes29%State tax money3.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

21%

of Salem's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Sales tax
21%$2.7 million
Property tax
4.3%$534 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$403 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$376 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Water$670 thousand
  • Sewer$460 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$444 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$44 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

63%

of Salem's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$762 thousand
  • Water supply$758 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$642 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$381 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$438 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$301 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$301 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salem. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Salem 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.