Town government · Campbell County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Altavista took in $13.7 million and spent $27.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money13%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Altavista'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 taxes39%

Property tax
21%$2.9 million
Other taxes
15%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$106 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.9%$259 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Transit fares$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$627 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$889 thousand
Fines
0.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

11%

of Altavista's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$15.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$736 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$736 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$408 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Altavista. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Altavista 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.