Town government · Wayne County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)68%Town taxes29%Fines and other2.1%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Wayne's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes29%

Sales tax
17%$449 thousand
Property tax
7.7%$201 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$406 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$41 thousand
Fines
0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Running the government and other costs7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

72%

of Wayne's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$184 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$171 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$143 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 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

Town of Wayne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wayne 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.