CHARLESTON CITY finances
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CHARLESTON CITY
City or town in West Virginia (Kanawha County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 47,129.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $102.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $63.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $10.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $10.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $9.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $75,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $155.7 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $24.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $2.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $195.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $182.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $60.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Parks & Rec | $35.0 million |
| Police Protection | $33.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $31.1 million |
| Sewerage | $18.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $14.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $8.8 million |
| Central Staff | $8.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $6.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $6.4 million |
| Judicial | $3.0 million |
| Parking | $2.8 million |
| General NEC | $1.7 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $1.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.2 million |
| Libraries | $973,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $66.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $60.7 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $21.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $20.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $14.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $10.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $9.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $75,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $1.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $29.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $8.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $8.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $6.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $973,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $34.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $32.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $10.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $4.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.7 million |
| F03 | Misc Comm Act-Construction | $91,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $1.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $7.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $104,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $7.5 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $14,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $18.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $19.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $1.1 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $351,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $3.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $55.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $54,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $6.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $545,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $795,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $2.4 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 542039176983.