Village government · Richardson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Salem took in $146 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)55%State tax money29%Village taxes10%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

29%

of Salem's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes10%

Property tax
6.2%$9 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$42 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

26%

of Salem's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Salem. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.