City government · Wetzel County, WV

New Martinsville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Martinsville took in $20.3 million and spent $21.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%City taxes23%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

72%

of New Martinsville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$9.9 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$646 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

56%

of New Martinsville'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
56%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Martinsville. 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 City of New Martinsville 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.