City government · Manassas City, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Manassas took in $400 million and spent $421 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (electric power, airport)33%State tax money21%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

21%

of Manassas' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
28%$111 million
Other taxes
4.3%$17.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$990 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$800 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$425 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$12.9 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$131 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; airport and 9 more
  • Electric power$50.7 million
  • Airport$36.3 million
  • Sewer$19.9 million
  • Water$14.3 million
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
  • School lunches$117 thousand
  • Other school charges$58 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$15.3 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$84.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$176 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$25.2 million
Fines
0.5%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

35%

of Manassas' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
35%$145 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$145 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$92.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$51.7 million
  • Water supply$18.7 million
  • Sewer systems$14.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$58.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.7 million
  • Government buildings$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$427 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$53.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$28.1 million
  • Fire protection$14.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$32.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$20.6 million
  • Airports$11.9 million
  • Parking$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$15.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.2 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Social services
2.3%$9.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$6.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$3.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$907 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$88 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$576 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$576 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$93 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manassas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Manassas 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.