Town government · Webster County, WV

Camden on Gauley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Camden on Gauley took in $634 thousand and spent $452 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other65%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Federal tax money3.6%Town taxes3.2%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

63%

of Camden on Gauley's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes3.2%

Other taxes
2.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$6 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$23 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other65%

Interest, rents and other
63%$399 thousand
Fines
2.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Interest on debt5.3%Social services0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Camden on Gauley's 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
66%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$162 thousand
  • Sewer systems$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$36 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$24 thousand
Social services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Camden on Gauley. 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 Camden on Gauley 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.