County government · Wayne County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne County took in $18.2 million and spent $19.8 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 taxes49%Fees for services17%Fines and other15%State tax money14%Federal tax money4.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
45%$8.2 million
Other taxes
4.1%$749 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$715 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$859 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.3 million
Fines
2.0%$372 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails46%Health and hospitals3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Wayne County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$9.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$730 thousand
  • Fire protection$555 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$631 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$631 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$149 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$124 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.