County government · Marshall County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marshall County took in $42.4 million and spent $34.2 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 taxes49%Fines and other40%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

40%

of Marshall County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
49%$20.9 million
Sales tax
0.2%$100 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$472 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$3.9 million

Fines and other40%

Interest, rents and other
40%$17.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals3.8%Roads, transit and parking0.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

53%

of Marshall 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$18.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$409 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$289 thousand
Social services
0.7%$254 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$254 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$243 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.