Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salina took in $17.4 million and spent $22.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fines and other4.4%State tax money2.9%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)0.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Salina's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes92%

Property tax
82%$14.3 million
Other taxes
9.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$961 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$515 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$191 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$510 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$60 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$630 thousand
Fines
0.8%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

45%

of Salina's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$340 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$602 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$357 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
  • Water supply$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$941 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$881 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$696 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salina. 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 Salina 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.