ZIP 25755 · Huntington, WV

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of West Virginia

$19.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money40%State taxes38%Fines and other11%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)11%Local tax money0.5%
Full West Virginia breakdown

What stands out

11%

of West Virginia's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.

State taxes38%

Other taxes
13%$2.43 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$732 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$445 million
  • Severance taxes$422 million
  • Driver's licenses$204 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$199 million
  • Tobacco taxes$153 million
  • Public utility taxes$132 million
  • Amusement taxes$43.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20.3 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$13.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$13.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.5 million
  • Corporation licenses$2.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$512 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
12%$2.27 billion
Sales tax
9.8%$1.82 billion
Business income tax
2.5%$465 million
Property tax
<0.1%$9.3 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.98 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 13 more
  • College tuition$641 million
  • Other service charges$559 million
  • University housing and dining$217 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$180 million
  • Liquor stores$135 million
  • Hospital bills$83.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$48.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$43.3 million
  • Road charges$33.3 million
  • Other education charges$14.9 million
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Housing$10.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Airport$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$7.51 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$100 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.03 billion
Fines
<0.1%$6.2 million
West Virginia page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

11%

of West Virginia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical state government spends 6.7%.

Full West Virginia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$6.29 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.23 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$26.7 million
  • Veterans' services$18.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$12.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$3.69 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$2.97 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$178 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$176 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$167 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$59.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$52.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$31.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$20.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$1 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$2.95 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.60 billion
  • Other education$379 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$366 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$357 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$250 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.16 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.00 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$142 million
  • Public transit$13.6 million
  • Airports$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$1.71 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$998 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 million
  • Government buildings$82.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$1.01 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$488 million
  • Courts and legal services$288 million
  • Police$132 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$555 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$301 million
  • Hospitals$255 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$290 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$288 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$127 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$117 million
  • Libraries$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$124 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$108 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$31.3 million
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Your county

Cabell County

$60.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes47%Fees for services31%Fines and other9.1%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money4.6%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Cabell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Cabell County breakdown

County taxes47%

Property tax
43%$29.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$526 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$357 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$21.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$3.1 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$5.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$872 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$5.9 million
Fines
0.5%$323 thousand
Cabell County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Social services0.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Cabell County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Full Cabell County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$33.1 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$21.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$755 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$7.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Social services
0.4%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Cabell County page →

Your city

City of Huntington

$109 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%City taxes39%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.8%State tax money2.8%
Full Huntington breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Huntington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Other taxes
23%$25.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$19.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$627 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$10.0 million
Property tax
6.7%$7.2 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$42.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$22.9 million
  • Other service charges$14.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Parking$696 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$13.7 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$3.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$5.9 million
Fines
0.3%$377 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

44%

of Huntington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Full Huntington breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$47.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$17.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$28.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$610 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$498 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$19.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$15.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Parking$825 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$3.0 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$135 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93 thousand
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Your schools

Cabell County School District

$254 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes32%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)<0.1%
Full Cabell County School District breakdown

What stands out

7.4%

of Cabell County School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 3.7%.

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$65.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$85 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$77 thousand
  • Other school charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.9 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$119 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$14.9 million
Cabell County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.6%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Cabell County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$252 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$252 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$552 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$419 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$133 thousand
Cabell County School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

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

Cabell County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.