ZIP 23230 · Richmond, VA

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

Commonwealth of Virginia

$82.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money26%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)18%Fines and other9.9%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Virginia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Virginia breakdown

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$17.6 billion
Other taxes
10%$8.58 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.08 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.87 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$768 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$509 million
  • Public utility taxes$476 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$289 million
  • Tobacco taxes$225 million
  • Amusement taxes$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$81.8 million
  • Other licenses$64.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$44.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$35.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$27.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.2 million
  • Severance taxes$5.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$7.40 billion
Business income tax
4.6%$3.84 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$45.1 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$15.0 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$7.02 billion
  • College tuition$3.32 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.72 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.20 billion
  • Ports and waterways$745 million
  • Other service charges$526 million
  • Road charges$146 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$94.4 million
  • Housing$61.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$55.9 million
  • Other education charges$40.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13.0 million
  • Airport$79 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$22.2 billion

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$8.03 billion
Fines
0.3%$286 million
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Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments24%Schools and colleges17%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Virginia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Virginia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$23.9 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
  • Veterans' services$56.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$41.0 million
Sent to local governments
24%$20.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 20 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$12.5 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.99 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.25 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.18 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$867 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$470 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$377 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$282 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$272 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$253 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$213 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$92.2 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$39.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$34.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$29.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$22.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$388 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$204 thousand
  • Sent to the federal government$106 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$13.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$9.19 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.68 billion
  • Other education$417 million
Health and hospitals
11%$8.72 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.20 billion
  • Public health$1.52 billion
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$6.43 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$5.30 billion
  • Ports and harbors$832 million
  • Public transit$212 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$78.8 million
  • Airports$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$3.75 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
  • Police$799 million
  • Courts and legal services$737 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$400 million
  • Inspections and regulation$319 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$2.66 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.39 billion
  • Other and not broken out$545 million
  • Government buildings$390 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
  • Other government administration$160 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.31 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$991 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$986 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$474 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$474 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$337 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$244 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 million
  • Libraries$23.6 million
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Your county

Public schools here are run by Henrico County and City of Richmond, so school money is part of its budget.

Richmond city is an independent city, so the city government also serves as the county.

Henrico County

$1.97 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 72% of this ZIP is in Henrico County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes51%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.8%Local tax money0.2%
Full Henrico County breakdown

What stands out

8.2%

of Henrico County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
38%$657 million
Other taxes
8.2%$143 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$57.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$51.3 million
  • Other licenses$15.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.4%$93.1 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$249 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$101 million
  • Water$101 million
  • Garbage collection$22.3 million
  • Other service charges$16.5 million
  • School lunches$4.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$546 thousand
  • Other school charges$265 thousand
  • College tuition$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$14.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$473 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$2.7 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$102 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.6 million
Henrico County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges43%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

43%

of Henrico County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Henrico County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
43%$854 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities
  • Elementary and secondary schools$852 million
  • Colleges and universities$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$328 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$125 million
  • Fire protection$116 million
  • Prisons and jails$56.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$18.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$247 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$142 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29.8 million
  • Government buildings$26.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$185 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$90.4 million
  • Water supply$62.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$32.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$101 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$77.6 million
  • Libraries$23.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$97.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$90.0 million
  • Public transit$7.1 million
Social services
3.0%$59.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$56.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56.9 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$33.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3.9 million
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$3.9 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$3.1 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$316 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$316 thousand
Henrico County page →

Your city

City of Richmond

$2.28 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 28% of this ZIP is in Richmond.

Where the money comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (gas, sewer)25%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Richmond's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Richmond breakdown

City taxes38%

Property tax
28%$564 million
Other taxes
7.7%$156 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$68.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$41.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$30.9 million
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$3.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.6%$52.2 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$501 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 11 more
  • Gas$169 million
  • Sewer$130 million
  • Water$94.4 million
  • Other service charges$55.8 million
  • Garbage collection$19.5 million
  • Parking$17.1 million
  • Housing$9.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.7 million
  • Transit fares$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$441 thousand
  • Other school charges$165 thousand
  • School lunches$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$243 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$350 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$22.5 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$124 million
Fines
0.3%$6.2 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending19%

What stands out

23%

of Richmond's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Richmond breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
23%$532 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$532 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$498 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$178 million
  • Gas supply$167 million
  • Water supply$116 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$398 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$178 million
  • Fire protection$139 million
  • Prisons and jails$55.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$20.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$225 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$121 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33.2 million
  • Government buildings$30.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$187 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$103 million
  • Roads and highways$70.8 million
  • Parking$12.9 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$115 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$115 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 million
Social services
3.9%$87.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$87.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$68.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59.7 million
  • Libraries$9.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$52.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$34.5 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$10.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$7.6 million
Richmond page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Henrico County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Richmond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.