County government · Charles City, VA

Charles City County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charles City County took in $24.2 million and spent $32.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)19%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Charles City County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
42%$10.2 million
Sales tax
6.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$635 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$334 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$111 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 7 more
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other school charges$29 thousand
  • School lunches$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$242 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$5.6 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$352 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$992 thousand
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges34%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development14%Social services7.7%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

34%

of Charles City 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
34%$10.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$854 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$406 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$157 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$4.4 million
Social services
7.7%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$373 thousand
  • Water supply$373 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$297 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$933 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$783 thousand
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$233 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$233 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$220 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$220 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charles City 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 Charles City 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.