County government · Nicholas County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nicholas County took in $12.8 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Federal tax money17%Fines and other16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%State tax money9.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
36%$4.6 million
Other taxes
9.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$642 thousand
  • Other licenses$467 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$126 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$2.2 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$1.0 million
Fines
7.8%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt0.7%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Nicholas County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$893 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.6%$804 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$804 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$501 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nicholas County. 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 Nicholas 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.