Town government · Culpeper County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Culpeper took in $55.6 million and spent $53.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%Town taxes29%State tax money8.6%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

54%

of Culpeper's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes29%

Other taxes
16%$8.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$275 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$175 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$4.7 million
Sales tax
4.8%$2.7 million

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$30.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$16.5 million
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Parking$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$2.3 million

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$4.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$2.2 million
Fines
0.4%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development4.3%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

49%

of Culpeper's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$26.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$621 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Parking$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$329 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$690 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$560 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$81 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$47 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$47 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Culpeper. 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 Culpeper 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.