Town government · Lancaster County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kilmarnock took in $4.3 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

46%

of Kilmarnock'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 taxes56%

Other taxes
46%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; tobacco taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Tobacco taxes$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.7%$244 thousand
Sales tax
4.1%$174 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$846 thousand
  • Water$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$297 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$47 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$174 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$105 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Kilmarnock's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$552 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$552 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$97 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kilmarnock. 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 Kilmarnock 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.