County government · Giles County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Giles County took in $71.6 million and spent $81.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes32%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)7.4%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes32%

Property tax
27%$19.3 million
Sales tax
3.6%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$860 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$214 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$189 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Water$669 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$541 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$759 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$39.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$110 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Social services11%Health and hospitals9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

57%

of Giles 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
57%$46.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.2 million
Social services
11%$8.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.8 million
Health and hospitals
9.1%$7.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$935 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$854 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$824 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$256 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$193 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$217 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$217 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Giles County. 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 Giles 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.