County government · Wood County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wood County took in $31.7 million and spent $31.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (airport)23%State tax money8.0%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

59%

of Wood County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
59%$18.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$765 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$553 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Airport$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$131 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$2.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.4 million
Fines
0.5%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Health and hospitals8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Wood County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$10.0 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)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$707 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$374 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wood County. 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 Wood 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.