County government · Prince Edward County, VA

Prince Edward County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Prince Edward County took in $61.8 million and spent $66.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)24%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

24%

of Prince Edward County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
26%$15.9 million
Sales tax
5.9%$3.7 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$581 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$408 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$336 thousand
  • Other licenses$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.3 million
  • Garbage collection$721 thousand
  • School lunches$93 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$2.5 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$20.3 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$354 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.3 million
Fines
0.3%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Health and hospitals28%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.4%Social services5.4%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

42%

of Prince Edward 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
42%$28.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.3 million
Health and hospitals
28%$18.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$711 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$740 thousand
Social services
5.4%$3.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Water supply$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$500 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$438 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$327 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$143 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$143 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward 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.