County government · Caroline County, VA

Caroline County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Caroline County took in $104 million and spent $101 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, water)10%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Caroline County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
42%$43.5 million
Other taxes
5.7%$5.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$676 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$656 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$407 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$3.2 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 6 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • School lunches$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$52 thousand
  • Other school charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$360 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$37.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$185 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.0 million
Fines
0.2%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Social services5.5%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

52%

of Caroline County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
52%$52.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$52.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$18.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$324 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Social services
5.5%$5.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$2.9 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$555 thousand
  • Libraries$535 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$208 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$208 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caroline County. 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 Caroline County 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.