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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salem took in $598 thousand and spent $472 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money31%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services (road charges)4.2%

What stands out

4.7%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$320 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$28 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$183 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Interest on debt3.6%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

76%

of Salem's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$360 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$360 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 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 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 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.