County government · Brooke County, WV

Brooke County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brooke County took in $20.8 million and spent $18.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money16%Fees for services12%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money3.6%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
55%$11.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$546 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$533 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$1.2 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.4 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$748 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$860 thousand
Fines
0.2%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs43%Health and hospitals9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Social services0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Brooke County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$830 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$346 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$7.9 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
9.5%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$822 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
Social services
0.3%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Brooke County 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.