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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roanoke took in $9.1 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes87%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.2%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Roanoke's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes87%

Sales tax
57%$5.2 million
Other taxes
19%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$179 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$119 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$967 thousand

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$658 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$613 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$58 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
2.6%$237 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

41%

of Roanoke's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$267 thousand
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$792 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$792 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$492 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$338 thousand
  • Libraries$154 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$338 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roanoke. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Roanoke 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.