County government · Pendleton County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pendleton County took in $4.1 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other22%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money3.1%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
52%$2.1 million
Other taxes
14%$585 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$401 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$72 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$301 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$129 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$905 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Housing and community development2.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

0.1%

of Pendleton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$745 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$478 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$387 thousand
  • Police$371 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$531 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$531 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$235 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$70 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pendleton County. 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 Pendleton 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.