Town government · Wise County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wise took in $12.0 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Town taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

21%

of Wise's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes31%

Other taxes
21%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$545 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$61 thousand
  • Severance taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$1.1 million
Sales tax
1.4%$172 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$271 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$3.8 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$748 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Wise's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$393 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$889 thousand
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$536 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$515 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$132 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$31 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wise. 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 Town of Wise 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.