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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Virginia took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money28%City taxes19%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

28%

of Virginia'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
16%$402 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$978 thousand
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$713 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$186 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%

What stands out

13%

of Virginia's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$645 thousand
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)$334 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$256 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$507 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$507 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$223 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$99 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Virginia. 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 Virginia 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.