Town government · Greenbrier County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alderson took in $2.3 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%Town taxes19%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money3.8%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

67%

of Alderson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes19%

Other taxes
12%$276 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$119 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.6%$177 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$787 thousand
  • Water$681 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$16 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$90 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$171 thousand
Fines
1.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs9.8%Health and hospitals9.1%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Alderson's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$821 thousand
  • Sewer systems$533 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$407 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$407 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$239 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$162 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$222 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alderson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alderson 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.