Town government · Washington County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Abingdon took in $24.3 million and spent $24.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money14%Fines and other8.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Abingdon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes52%

Other taxes
32%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Tobacco taxes$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$187 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$161 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$4.0 million
Sales tax
3.1%$741 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$546 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$125 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$2.1 million
Fines
0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries22%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

22%

of Abingdon'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$720 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$421 thousand
Housing and community development
7.3%$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$436 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Abingdon. 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 Town of Abingdon 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.