County government · Calhoun County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Calhoun County took in $4.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fines and other31%Fees for services15%Federal tax money4.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Calhoun County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$99 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$700 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$700 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$200 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$58 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.4 million
Fines
1.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Health and hospitals8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Housing and community development1.2%Social services0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$2.3 million
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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$306 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$387 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$387 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$56 thousand
Social services
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.