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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairfax took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)47%County and local tax money27%Town taxes20%Fines and other6.3%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes20%

Sales tax
17%$392 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$407 thousand
  • Water$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$144 thousand
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$7 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$612 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$131 thousand
Fines
0.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

58%

of Fairfax'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
58%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$352 thousand
  • Sewer systems$276 thousand
  • Water supply$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$369 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$348 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$261 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairfax 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.