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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Salem took in $3.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money44%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

44%

of New Salem's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Sales tax
9.7%$295 thousand
Property tax
5.2%$158 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$828 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$610 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money44%

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

From the federal government
44%$1.3 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$357 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

83%

of New Salem's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
83%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$259 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Salem. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of New 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.