County government · Page County, VA

Page County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Page County took in $72.7 million and spent $79.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection, school tuition and transportation)7.0%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Page County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
36%$26.3 million
Other taxes
4.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$478 thousand
  • Other licenses$380 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$326 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$246 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.3%$2.4 million

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$113 thousand
  • Other school charges$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$534 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$32.5 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$487 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.9 million
Fines
0.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs9.3%Social services5.5%Housing and community development4.3%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

53%

of Page 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
53%$42.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
Social services
5.5%$4.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.3 million
Housing and community development
4.3%$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$480 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$434 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$434 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Page 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 Page 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.