City government · Kanawha County, WV

Dunbar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dunbar took in $10.6 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%Fines and other14%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Dunbar's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
28%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$459 thousand
  • Other licenses$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.5 million
Sales tax
10%$1.1 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$535 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$116 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$16 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Dunbar's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$820 thousand
  • Police$813 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$873 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$954 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$954 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$357 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Social services
0.9%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dunbar. 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 City of Dunbar 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.