County government · Pleasants County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pleasants County took in $7.7 million and spent $8.1 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 taxes38%Fines and other29%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%Fees for services3.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$191 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$848 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.4 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$2.1 million
Fines
1.0%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Sent to other local governments6.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

21%

of Pleasants County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$584 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$584 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$505 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$505 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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.