County government · Shenandoah County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shenandoah County took in $166 million and spent $172 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money36%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.6%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
40%$65.9 million
Sales tax
3.3%$5.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$945 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$828 thousand
  • Other licenses$642 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$598 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • School lunches$337 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$46 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$10.1 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$60.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$789 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$8.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs7.4%Social services5.8%Housing and community development5.6%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

53%

of Shenandoah 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%$91.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$31.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 4 more
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$807 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$674 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
Social services
5.8%$10.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.0 million
Housing and community development
5.6%$9.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$682 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$682 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$280 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$280 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shenandoah County. 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 Shenandoah 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.