ZIP 26101 · Parkersburg, WV

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 26101: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 26101?
26101 is served by the State of West Virginia, Wood County, Wood County School District and the City of Parkersburg. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of West Virginia spent $19.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wood County spent $31.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wood County School District spent $183 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Parkersburg spent $69.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 26101?
Of the governments serving 26101, Wood County School District collected $54.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wood County collected $18.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), State of West Virginia collected $9.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Parkersburg collected $7.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 26101.

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

See the full budget for: Wood County, Parkersburg and Wood County School District

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 26101

Wood County School District$54.4 million

31% of its $174 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Wood County$18.6 million

59% of its $31.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of West Virginia$9.3 million

<0.1% of its $18.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Parkersburg$7.2 million

11% of its $68.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Wood County

$31.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

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

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
Wood County page →

Where the money 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%.

Full Wood County breakdown

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
Wood County page →

Your city

City of Parkersburg

$69.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 29% of this ZIP is in Parkersburg.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes40%Fines and other12%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money1.1%
Full Parkersburg breakdown

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes40%

Other taxes
17%$11.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.6 million
  • Other licenses$654 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$501 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$467 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$335 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$8.2 million
Property tax
11%$7.2 million

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$30.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 6 more
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Sewer$8.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.5 million
  • Housing$270 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Parking$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.3 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$733 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$7.9 million
Fines
0.6%$442 thousand
Parkersburg page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals12%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

12%

of Parkersburg's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Parkersburg breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Fire protection$9.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.6 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.1 million
  • Parking$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$500 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$539 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$455 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
Social services
0.1%$75 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$75 thousand
Parkersburg page →

Your schools

Wood County School District

$183 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes31%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Wood County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Wood County School District breakdown

School district taxes31%

Property tax
31%$54.4 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$144 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$87 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$35 thousand
  • School lunches$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.4 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$110 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$8.1 million
Wood County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.5%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

99%

of Wood County School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Full Wood County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$182 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$182 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$932 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$126 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$88 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$38 thousand
Wood County School District page →

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
West Virginia 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.

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

Wood 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.

City of Parkersburg. 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.

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.