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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Salem took in $28.6 million and spent $30.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%Fines and other27%City taxes11%County and local tax money3.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Salem's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
4.7%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$935 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$414 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$404 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$786 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$482 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$24 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$1.1 million

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
26%$7.6 million
Fines
0.7%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

65%

of Salem's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.8 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$829 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$541 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$394 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$277 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$716 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$716 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$391 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$165 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 thousand
Social services
0.1%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salem. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 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.