Town government · Hampshire County, WV

Capon Bridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Capon Bridge took in $864 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Town taxes27%Federal tax money13%Fines and other7.5%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Capon Bridge's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes27%

Sales tax
15%$128 thousand
Property tax
9.6%$83 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$450 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$243 thousand
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$108 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$8 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$55 thousand
Fines
1.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

68%

of Capon Bridge'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
68%$685 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$537 thousand
  • Water supply$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$217 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$16 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Capon Bridge. 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 Town of Capon Bridge 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.