Town government · Southampton County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boykins took in $254 thousand and spent $215 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other11%

What stands out

43%

of Boykins' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
43%$110 thousand
Other taxes
13%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$15 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$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%$39 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
8.7%$22 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Boykins' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Boykins 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.