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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Staunton took in $5.8 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes19%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
13%$745 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$293 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$502 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$337 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$65 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%

What stands out

29%

of Staunton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$821 thousand
  • Sewer systems$440 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$702 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$702 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$435 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Staunton. 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 Staunton 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.