ZIP 21804 · Salisbury, MD

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Maryland

$63.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes51%Federal tax money34%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)7.5%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money0.3%
Full Maryland breakdown

What stands out

8.1%

of Maryland's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes51%

Individual income tax
18%$10.6 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.45 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.80 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.25 billion
  • Amusement taxes$1.17 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$887 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$499 million
  • Tobacco taxes$405 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$336 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$280 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$213 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 million
  • Public utility taxes$151 million
  • Corporation licenses$146 million
  • Driver's licenses$40.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$34.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$19.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$6.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$6.85 billion
Business income tax
8.1%$4.85 billion
Property tax
1.7%$995 million

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$4.48 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 14 more
  • College tuition$1.59 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$847 million
  • University housing and dining$792 million
  • Airport$327 million
  • Other service charges$305 million
  • Sewer$225 million
  • Hospital bills$143 million
  • Transit fares$69.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$65.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$54.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$19.3 million
  • Road charges$17.8 million
  • Housing$16.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.6 million
  • Other education charges$762 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$20.4 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$158 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$3.69 billion
Fines
0.8%$508 million
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Where the money goes

Social services34%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%All other spending15%

What stands out

19%

of Maryland's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Maryland breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$21.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$21.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$108 million
  • Welfare institutions$46.8 million
  • Veterans' services$5.4 million
Sent to local governments
19%$12.1 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: colleges and universities and 19 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$10.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$423 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$393 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$339 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$260 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$188 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$82.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$64.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$61.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$22.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$10.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$352 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$10.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.64 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.36 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$925 million
  • Other education$721 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$701 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$5.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$2.42 billion
  • Roads and highways$1.62 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$955 million
  • Airports$378 million
  • Ports and harbors$200 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$4.54 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.63 billion
  • Police$1.14 billion
  • Courts and legal services$978 million
  • Inspections and regulation$393 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$389 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$3.44 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.45 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.16 billion
  • Government buildings$496 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 million
  • Other government administration$92.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$27.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.71 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.17 billion
  • Hospitals$541 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.12 billion
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$877 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$877 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$736 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$307 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$270 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$222 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$174 million
  • Libraries$47.4 million
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Your counties

Public schools here are run by Wicomico County and Worcester County, so school money is part of its budget.

Wicomico County

$641 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 78% of this ZIP is in Wicomico County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money51%County taxes29%Fees for services (liquor stores, garbage collection)10%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other2.8%Local tax money1.7%
Full Wicomico County breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Wicomico County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes29%

Individual income tax
14%$77.4 million
Property tax
14%$74.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$741 thousand
  • Other licenses$277 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$226 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$180 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$54.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; liquor stores and 10 more
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Liquor stores$11.6 million
  • Garbage collection$10.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • College tuition$5.7 million
  • Airport$2.4 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$707 thousand
  • Water$488 thousand
  • School lunches$337 thousand
  • Electric power$85 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$32.1 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$278 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$9.2 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$15.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand
Wicomico County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges60%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments9.3%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

60%

of Wicomico County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Wicomico County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
60%$385 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 1 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$343 million
  • Colleges and universities$39.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$67.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$31.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$20.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$59.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$59.6 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$45.8 million
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$24.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$24.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$12.4 million
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Public transit$769 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$19.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$10.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.8 million
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Electric power$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$14.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$13.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$11.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.1 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$743 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$153 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$153 thousand
Wicomico County page →

Worcester County

$445 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Worcester County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes71%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.0%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.5%
Full Worcester County breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Worcester County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes71%

Property tax
50%$165 million
Individual income tax
16%$53.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$15.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$937 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$732 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$132 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$30.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Sewer$13.6 million
  • Garbage collection$5.3 million
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Other school charges$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$449 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$440 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$4.9 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$50.4 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$12.1 million
Worcester County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges38%Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

38%

of Worcester County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Worcester County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
38%$169 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$169 million
Sent to other local governments
29%$129 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$129 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$52.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.6 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$33.3 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$17.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$27.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.4 million
  • Water supply$5.1 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$11.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$714 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$714 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$245 thousand
Worcester County page →

Your city

City of Salisbury

$79.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 10% of this ZIP is in Salisbury.

Where the money comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.6%
Full Salisbury breakdown

What stands out

39%

of Salisbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
39%$31.8 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$3.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$577 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$318 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$281 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$191 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$29.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$14.5 million
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parking$838 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$1.3 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$5.9 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$4.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.5 million
Fines
0.8%$686 thousand
Salisbury page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

40%

of Salisbury's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Salisbury breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$31.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.6 million
  • Fire protection$12.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$467 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$22.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.5 million
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$9.0 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$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$317 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
  • Parking$603 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$260 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$260 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$129 thousand
Salisbury page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

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

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.