County government · Tyler County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tyler County took in $18.4 million and spent $4.1 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 taxes61%State tax money25%Fees for services13%Fines and other0.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

61%

of Tyler County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
61%$11.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$70 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$4.5 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs47%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$539 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$342 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tyler 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 Tyler 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.