County government · Tucker County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tucker County took in $14.7 million and spent $15.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)46%County taxes33%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

46%

of Tucker County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
22%$3.3 million
Other taxes
11%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$360 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$809 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$990 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$441 thousand
Fines
0.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals16%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

20%

of Tucker County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$3.8 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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$809 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$668 thousand
  • Government buildings$651 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$462 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
16%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tucker 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 Tucker 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.