City government · Danville City, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Danville took in $500 million and spent $626 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)38%State tax money27%City taxes25%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Danville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
14%$67.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$45.4 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Amusement taxes$18.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$944 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$638 thousand
  • Other licenses$629 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.7%$13.5 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$192 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 11 more
  • Electric power$133 million
  • Gas$20.1 million
  • Water$10.7 million
  • Sewer$9.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Housing$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$342 thousand
  • School lunches$330 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$132 thousand
  • Other school charges$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$23.4 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$134 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$343 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$23.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

33%

of Danville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
33%$209 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$209 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$180 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$133 million
  • Water supply$16.7 million
  • Gas supply$16.7 million
  • Sewer systems$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$75.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Government buildings$10.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$54.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$22.2 million
  • Fire protection$14.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$33.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$29.6 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
  • Parking$65 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$20.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$17.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.9 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Social services
2.7%$17.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$14.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.1 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$4.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$380 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Danville. 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 City of Danville 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.