Town government · Wythe County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wytheville took in $30.2 million and spent $28.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money14%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

32%

of Wytheville'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 taxes45%

Other taxes
32%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$306 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Other licenses$280 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$3.1 million
Sales tax
3.0%$919 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$837 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.3 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.4 million
Fines
0.2%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

14%

of Wytheville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$668 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Housing and community development
7.2%$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$455 thousand
Social services
0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wytheville. 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 Wytheville 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.