County government · Gilmer County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gilmer County took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer)6.5%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

18%

of Gilmer County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
46%$1.7 million
Other taxes
18%$649 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$640 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$237 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$124 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$834 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$98 thousand
Fines
1.0%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Gilmer County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$462 thousand
  • Government buildings$444 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$439 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$525 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$342 thousand
  • Police$183 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$328 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$328 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gilmer County. 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 Gilmer 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.