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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salisbury took in $460 thousand and spent $347 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)48%Borough taxes35%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Salisbury's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes35%

Individual income tax
14%$64 thousand
Property tax
13%$61 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$222 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$149 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$35 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Salisbury's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Salisbury. 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 Borough of Salisbury 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.