City government · Lewis County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vanceburg took in $12.0 million and spent $11.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes7.5%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

78%

of Vanceburg'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 taxes7.5%

Other taxes
3.2%$383 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$180 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$155 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.5%$305 thousand
Sales tax
0.9%$107 thousand
Property tax
0.8%$100 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.9 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Gas$686 thousand
  • Sewer$370 thousand
  • Other service charges$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 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%$689 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$120 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$544 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$424 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Housing and community development6.8%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

77%

of Vanceburg'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
77%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Gas supply$654 thousand
  • Sewer systems$357 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$795 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$499 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$451 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$450 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$450 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$92 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$59 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vanceburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Vanceburg 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.