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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Abingdon took in $3.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%City taxes9.8%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Abingdon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes9.8%

Property tax
7.6%$253 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$617 thousand
  • Sewer$517 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$208 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$27 thousand
Fines
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

51%

of Abingdon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$835 thousand
  • Sewer systems$230 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$447 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$248 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$320 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Abingdon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Abingdon 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.