Town government · Orange County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orange took in $12.4 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Town taxes31%Fines and other25%State tax money12%

What stands out

24%

of Orange's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes31%

Other taxes
20%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$235 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$113 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.5%$1.0 million
Sales tax
2.7%$333 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.5 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$2.9 million
Fines
0.9%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs9.1%Social services7.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

7.8%

of Orange's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
  • Government buildings$378 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
Social services
7.8%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orange. 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 Town of Orange 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.