County government · Roane County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roane County took in $4.9 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Federal tax money28%Fines and other13%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
55%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$1.4 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$171 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$559 thousand
Fines
1.3%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Health and hospitals2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Roane 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
50%$2.0 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)$992 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$554 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$452 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$668 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$523 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$396 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roane 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 Roane 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.