County government · Wetzel County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wetzel County took in $54.7 million and spent $63.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)56%County taxes31%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.3%State tax money3.2%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

56%

of Wetzel 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 taxes31%

Property tax
27%$14.9 million
Other taxes
4.2%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$30.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$28.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$2.9 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.7 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$380 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals54%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Sent to other local governments0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

54%

of Wetzel 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
54%$34.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$33.3 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$21.8 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$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$511 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$446 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand
  • Libraries$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$176 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$114 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$75 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$75 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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.