ZIP 97302 · Salem, OR

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 Oregon

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money36%State taxes35%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)19%Fines and other10%Local tax money<0.1%
Full Oregon breakdown

What stands out

2.8%

of Oregon's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes35%

Individual income tax
20%$9.54 billion
Other taxes
9.0%$4.37 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.28 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$719 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$650 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$381 million
  • Tobacco taxes$378 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$340 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$187 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$139 million
  • Public utility licenses$80.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$55.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$54.8 million
  • Driver's licenses$31.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22.5 million
  • Severance taxes$20.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$15.6 million
  • Other licenses$9.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$2.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Amusement taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.5%$1.69 billion
Sales tax
2.8%$1.34 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$20.7 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.98 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$3.92 billion
  • Other service charges$2.03 billion
  • College tuition$1.26 billion
  • Liquor stores$832 million
  • University housing and dining$635 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$196 million
  • Road charges$53.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$33.2 million
  • Housing$19.7 million
  • Other education charges$3.9 million
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$17.6 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$29.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.87 billion
Fines
0.1%$62.7 million
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Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments18%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Oregon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Oregon breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$20.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$20.3 billion
  • Welfare institutions$147 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$80.8 million
  • Veterans' services$8.0 million
Sent to local governments
18%$9.70 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.35 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$564 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$459 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$450 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$348 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$141 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$115 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$67.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$56.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$23.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$23.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$22.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$18.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$16.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$907 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$846 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: airports$188 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$5 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$7.67 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.03 billion
  • Other education$1.27 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$859 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$505 million
Health and hospitals
11%$5.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.38 billion
  • Public health$1.52 billion
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$3.50 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.02 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 million
  • Other government administration$167 million
  • Government buildings$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$2.55 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.21 billion
  • Courts and legal services$548 million
  • Inspections and regulation$435 million
  • Police$349 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$1.85 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.81 billion
  • Public transit$32.2 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$905 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$905 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$586 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$578 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$263 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$192 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$136 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$128 million
  • Libraries$7.7 million
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Your county

Marion County

$332 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money30%County taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)24%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Marion County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Marion County breakdown

County taxes28%

Property tax
26%$92.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$83.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$47.2 million
  • Garbage collection$22.7 million
  • Road charges$5.3 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Housing$2.3 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$713 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$379 thousand
  • Parking$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$45.1 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$105 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$16.4 million
Fines
0.9%$3.2 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Health and hospitals24%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

24%

of Marion County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Marion County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$111 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$39.3 million
  • Police$31.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
24%$79.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$57.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$56.0 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.3 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$15.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Social services
0.3%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$382 thousand
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$382 thousand
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Your city

City of Salem

$498 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 66% of this ZIP is in Salem.

Where the money comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other13%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

13%

of Salem's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Salem breakdown

City taxes34%

Property tax
25%$123 million
Other taxes
9.1%$45.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23.6 million
  • Other licenses$15.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$155 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$71.0 million
  • Water$45.4 million
  • Other service charges$25.8 million
  • Housing$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Airport$1.4 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
  • Road charges$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$33.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$63.4 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$14.9 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$63.2 million
Fines
0.7%$3.6 million
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development11%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

11%

of Salem's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Full Salem breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$124 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$76.7 million
  • Water supply$47.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$119 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$58.2 million
  • Fire protection$49.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$107 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$86.8 million
  • Government buildings$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
Housing and community development
11%$55.5 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$35.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$31.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$22.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.9 million
  • Libraries$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$22.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$18.3 million
  • Airports$2.2 million
  • Parking$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$11.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$5.9 million
  • Hospitals$5.9 million
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Your schools

Salem Keizer School District 24J

$834 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes19%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

74%

of Salem Keizer School District 24J's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

Full Salem Keizer School District 24J breakdown

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$164 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.5 million
  • School lunches$577 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$191 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$635 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$21.8 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$29.6 million
Salem Keizer School District 24J page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.6%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

5.6%

of Salem Keizer School District 24J's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full Salem Keizer School District 24J breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$786 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$786 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$46.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Salem Keizer School District 24J page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

Salem Keizer School District 24J. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.

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.