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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roanoke took in $2.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%State tax money16%Town taxes12%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

67%

of Roanoke's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$341 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$495 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 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%$463 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$37 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%

What stands out

14%

of Roanoke's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$418 thousand
  • Water supply$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$522 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)$422 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$271 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roanoke. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Roanoke 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.