ZIP 24060 · Blacksburg, 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 Montgomery County, so school money is part of its budget.

Montgomery County

$344 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes45%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money0.6%
Full Montgomery County breakdown

What stands out

39%

of Montgomery County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
39%$116 million
Sales tax
4.5%$13.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$851 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$817 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$515 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$406 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$46.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 6 more
  • Other service charges$37.2 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$337 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$317 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$9.7 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$86.2 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$21.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$50 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges43%Health and hospitals22%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Social services3.6%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

43%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Montgomery County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
43%$148 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$148 million
Health and hospitals
22%$75.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$51.8 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$36.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Government buildings$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$31.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$463 thousand
Social services
3.6%$12.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$10.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$362 thousand
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$362 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
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Your town

Town of Blacksburg

$84.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Blacksburg.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services (transit fares, sewer)32%State tax money24%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

24%

of Blacksburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Full Blacksburg breakdown

Town taxes35%

Other taxes
17%$15.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$318 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$233 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$13.8 million
Sales tax
2.3%$2.1 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$28.5 million
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; sewer and 5 more
  • Transit fares$8.0 million
  • Sewer$7.0 million
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$946 thousand
  • Other service charges$454 thousand
  • Road charges$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$3.0 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$21.9 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$5.3 million
Fines
0.2%$187 thousand
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Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.9%Housing and community development5.4%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

36%

of Blacksburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Full Blacksburg breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$30.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$21.7 million
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Parking$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$22.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.8 million
  • Water supply$8.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$960 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$647 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.4 million
Social services
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Blacksburg 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.

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

Town of Blacksburg. 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.