Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salem took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)9.9%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money7.1%

What stands out

10%

of Salem's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
46%$949 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$542 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$148 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$164 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

8.9%

of 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%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$309 thousand
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$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$242 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$173 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of 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 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.