City government · Wetzel County, WV

Paden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Paden City took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)70%City taxes23%Fines and other4.3%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

70%

of Paden City'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
10%$261 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$170 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$88 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$810 thousand
  • Sewer$617 thousand
  • Other service charges$287 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$65 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$95 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%

What stands out

26%

of Paden City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$572 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$572 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$472 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$472 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$269 thousand
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)$186 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paden City. 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 Paden City 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.