County government · Jackson County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County took in $22.0 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (airport)17%State tax money5.2%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Jackson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
50%$11.0 million
Other taxes
3.9%$852 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$412 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$404 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Airport$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$4.1 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$189 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$972 thousand
Fines
0.7%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Health and hospitals7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Jackson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$566 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$563 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$446 thousand
Social services
0.6%$120 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$120 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson County. 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 Jackson 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.