Town government · Wise County, VA

St. Paul's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Paul took in $8.3 million and spent $14.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money17%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

43%

of St. Paul's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
43%$3.6 million
Other taxes
8.7%$723 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$363 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$33 thousand
  • Severance taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$740 thousand
  • Sewer$443 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$330 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$929 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development50%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

50%

of St. Paul's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
50%$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Parking$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$597 thousand
  • Sewer systems$408 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$292 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Paul. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of St. Paul 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.