Town government · Pocahontas County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marlinton took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Town taxes21%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.9%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes21%

Other taxes
13%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.6%$170 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$680 thousand
  • Sewer$309 thousand
  • Other service charges$270 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$459 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$9 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs9.5%Health and hospitals8.6%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

8.6%

of Marlinton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$919 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$481 thousand
  • Sewer systems$438 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$735 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$667 thousand
  • Police$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$206 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Social services
2.8%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$47 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marlinton. 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 Marlinton 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.