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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Salem took in $10.9 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)6.6%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

14%

of North Salem's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
63%$6.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$849 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$735 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$721 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Parking$95 thousand
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$185 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$452 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
1.9%$203 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

15%

of North Salem's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$615 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Parking$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$366 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$745 thousand
  • Water supply$590 thousand
  • Sewer systems$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$879 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$248 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$467 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$439 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$439 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Salem. 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 Town of North 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.