County government · King William County, VA

King William County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), King William County took in $53.8 million and spent $51.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.6%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of King William County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
40%$21.5 million
Sales tax
8.2%$4.4 million
Other taxes
5.0%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$532 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$484 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$456 thousand
  • Other licenses$455 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$434 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$330 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$37 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$78 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$18.4 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$565 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.4 million
Fines
0.2%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.5%Health and hospitals4.6%Social services4.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

55%

of King William 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
55%$28.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$900 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$680 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Social services
4.6%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Housing and community development
3.8%$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$946 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$891 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$446 thousand
  • Libraries$445 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$425 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$425 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

King William County. 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 King William 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.