Town government · Loudoun County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hillsboro took in $799 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money29%Fees for services (gas, sewer)25%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Hillsboro's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
24%$193 thousand
Other taxes
12%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$3 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.1%$33 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$199 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 9 more
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Gas$47 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Water$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
  • Transit fares$5 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$32 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$228 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$14 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges23%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending28%

What stands out

23%

of Hillsboro's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
23%$272 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$272 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
  • Public transit$39 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$57 thousand
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
  • Water supply$24 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$126 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Social services
9.0%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro 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.