Town government · Halifax County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Halifax took in $879 thousand and spent $929 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%Fees for services (electric power, gas)11%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Halifax's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
51%$445 thousand
Other taxes
33%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.2%$46 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and gas
  • Electric power$68 thousand
  • Gas$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.2%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

39%

of Halifax's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$233 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$358 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Halifax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Halifax 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.