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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roanoke took in $24.9 million and spent $11.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other4.0%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

42%

of Roanoke's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Sales tax
42%$10.4 million
Property tax
19%$4.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$297 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
  • Garbage collection$342 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$881 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$704 thousand
Fines
1.2%$292 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%

What stands out

54%

of Roanoke's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$515 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$662 thousand
  • Government buildings$495 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$950 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$596 thousand
  • Libraries$354 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roanoke. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.