City government · Fredericksburg City, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fredericksburg took in $240 million and spent $280 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money16%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

of Fredericksburg's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
24%$57.4 million
Other taxes
13%$31.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$18.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$742 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$681 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$590 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$518 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$16.4 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$50.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 8 more
  • Other service charges$31.4 million
  • Sewer$9.3 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$607 thousand
  • Parking$400 thousand
  • School lunches$142 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$52 thousand
  • Other school charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$25.9 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$37.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$18.5 million
Fines
0.2%$454 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges37%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

37%

of Fredericksburg'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
37%$103 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$103 million
Health and hospitals
20%$55.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$42.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$14.9 million
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$24.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$19.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.2 million
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Social services
4.1%$11.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$5.5 million
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Parking$386 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$4.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$381 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fredericksburg. 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 Fredericksburg 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.