Town government · Wise County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Appalachia took in $2.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%Town taxes21%State tax money15%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Appalachia'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%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
15%$300 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; tobacco taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.1%$42 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$645 thousand
  • Sewer$364 thousand
  • Garbage collection$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$295 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$111 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs9.0%Sent to other local governments6.0%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

13%

of Appalachia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$485 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$342 thousand
  • Sewer systems$75 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$73 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$73 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Appalachia. 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 Appalachia 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.