County government · Webster County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Webster County took in $30.2 million and spent $26.5 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 (hospital bills)90%County taxes5.3%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other0.9%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

90%

of Webster 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 taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.7%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$27.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$26.4 million
  • Other service charges$756 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$1.1 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$77 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$210 thousand
Fines
0.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Running the government and other costs9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Webster County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
85%$22.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$21.9 million
  • Public health$674 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster 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 Webster 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.