Town government · Lunenburg County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kenbridge took in $2.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Federal tax money20%Fines and other5.9%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

20%

of Kenbridge's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
21%$505 thousand
Other taxes
13%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.8%$42 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$758 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$443 thousand
  • Water$184 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$472 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$127 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$139 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Interest on debt18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development2.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

18%

of Kenbridge's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$827 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
  • Water supply$213 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$307 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)$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kenbridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Kenbridge 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.