Town government · Barbour County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Belington took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 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)65%Town taxes30%Fines and other3.9%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Belington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes30%

Other taxes
19%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$206 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$585 thousand
  • Water$529 thousand
  • Other service charges$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$13 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$22 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$57 thousand
Fines
0.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt9.6%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

10%

of Belington's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$728 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$409 thousand
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$223 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)$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$141 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belington. 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 Belington 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.