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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salisbury took in $2.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)51%City taxes36%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other3.4%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes36%

Sales tax
22%$462 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.8%$141 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Water$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$155 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$47 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$69 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%

What stands out

31%

of Salisbury's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$496 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$222 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salisbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Salisbury 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.