Town government · Oconee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salem took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)77%County and local tax money18%Town taxes4.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.8%$73 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$280 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.2%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

71%

of 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
71%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 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 June 30, 2022. 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.