County government · Preston County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Preston County took in $14.9 million and spent $15.3 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 taxes59%Fines and other18%Fees for services15%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

9.4%

of Preston County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes59%

Property tax
53%$7.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$944 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$756 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$588 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$636 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
9.4%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
8.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Health and hospitals5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Environment and natural resources0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Preston 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
51%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$397 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$964 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$913 thousand
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$814 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$814 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Preston 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 Preston 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.