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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Varina took in $87 thousand and spent $74 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%City taxes22%State tax money20%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Varina's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Property tax
11%$10 thousand
Sales tax
9.2%$8 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$5 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$17 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

18%

of Varina'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
42%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Varina. 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 Varina 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.