County government · Wirt County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wirt County took in $2.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Federal tax money18%Fees for services17%State tax money4.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Wirt County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
55%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.2%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$501 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$501 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$533 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$132 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Wirt County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wirt County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wirt 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.