Town government · Putnam County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eleanor took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (sewer)35%Fines and other8.5%State tax money4.2%

What stands out

45%

of Eleanor's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
45%$692 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$539 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$404 thousand
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$64 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$120 thousand
Fines
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Eleanor's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$499 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$362 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$362 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Social services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eleanor. 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 Town of Eleanor 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.