Town government · Mercer County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Athens took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%Federal tax money19%Town taxes9.0%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.3%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes9.0%

Other taxes
5.2%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$81 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$801 thousand
  • Sewer$430 thousand
  • Other service charges$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$397 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$4 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$94 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Athens' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$670 thousand
  • Sewer systems$405 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Athens. 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 Town of Athens 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.