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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fredericksburg took in $3.1 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)77%City taxes15%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Fredericksburg'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%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
10%$325 thousand
Sales tax
4.3%$135 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Water$203 thousand
  • Garbage collection$134 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$69 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$137 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Running the government and other costs4.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

74%

of Fredericksburg'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
74%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
  • Water supply$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$274 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$247 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$10 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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