City government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salem took in $9.8 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%State tax money24%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

48%

of Salem's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
48%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$312 thousand
Fines
0.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Salem'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.6 million
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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$165 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$63 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 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 December 31, 2021. 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.