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Virginia Gardens's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Virginia Gardens took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%State tax money16%County and local tax money5.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Virginia Gardens' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes53%

Property tax
37%$1.4 million
Other taxes
16%$599 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$333 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$185 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$896 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$349 thousand
  • Other service charges$304 thousand
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$583 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$200 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$34 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

44%

of Virginia Gardens' 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
44%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$690 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$545 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$370 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$218 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Virginia Gardens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Virginia Gardens 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.