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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kanawha took in $867 thousand and spent $899 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money14%County and local tax money5.3%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
37%$317 thousand
Sales tax
13%$112 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$134 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$44 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$119 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

23%

of Kanawha's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$165 thousand
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$132 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kanawha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kanawha 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.