Town government · Accomack County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tangier took in $227 thousand and spent $404 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%Fees for services (water, transit fares)8.4%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

17%

of Tangier's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
56%$126 thousand
Other taxes
17%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$38 thousand

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; transit fares and 1 more
  • Water$13 thousand
  • Transit fares$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs99%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

99%

of Tangier's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
99%$401 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tangier. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tangier 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.