County government · Clay County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clay County took in $3.2 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Fees for services39%State tax money7.6%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

39%

of Clay County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
41%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

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%$114 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$240 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$182 thousand
Fines
1.5%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Clay County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$318 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$586 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$586 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$121 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clay 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.