Town government · Calhoun County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grantsville took in $941 thousand and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)72%Federal tax money12%Town taxes11%Fines and other4.3%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes11%

Property tax
6.0%$56 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$480 thousand
  • Sewer$151 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$116 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt2.8%Roads, transit and parking0.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Grantsville'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
84%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$57 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grantsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Grantsville 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.