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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Richmond took in $331 million and spent $262 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)23%State tax money3.8%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

of Richmond's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes66%

Other taxes
26%$86.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$48.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18.6 million
  • Other licenses$10.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$818 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
24%$79.9 million
Sales tax
16%$51.8 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$77.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$31.7 million
  • Sewer$30.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$10.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Housing$783 thousand
  • Road charges$702 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
  • Transit fares$446 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$8.5 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$12.7 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$12.3 million
Fines
0.1%$405 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

4%

of Richmond's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$97.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$62.9 million
  • Fire protection$33.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$76.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$28.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$663 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$47.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$45.4 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.1 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$15.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$11.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Libraries$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$10.6 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Richmond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Richmond 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.