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SOUTH CHARLESTON CITY finances

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SOUTH CHARLESTON CITY

City or town in West Virginia (Kanawha County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 13,175.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$28.6 millionT
Charges and fees$16.3 millionA
Other general revenue$3.7 millionU
From the federal government$326,000B
From the state government$225,000C
From local governments$130,000D
Spending: current operations$45.8 millionE
Spending: construction$0F
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$3.6 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$49.3 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$49.4 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$90.0 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Sewerage$12.0 million
Central Staff$8.7 million
Parks & Rec$6.5 million
Local Fire Protection$4.7 million
Regular Highways$4.5 million
Police Protection$3.8 million
General NEC$2.2 million
Solid Waste Mgt$1.8 million
Libraries$866,000
Financial Adm$630,000
Judicial$147,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$74.2 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$17.2 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$1.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$90.0 million
A80Sewerage Charges$11.3 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.4 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$3.6 million
B89Federal IG Other$326,000
C89State IG Other$225,000
D89Local IG Other$130,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$630,000
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$4.7 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$147,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$8.7 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$4.5 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$866,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$6.5 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$3.8 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$12.0 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$1.8 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$2.2 million
I89General Interest on Debt$3.6 million
T01Property Tax$6.4 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$6.3 million
T10Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax$111,000
T15Public Utilities Tax$935,000
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$629,000
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$14.1 million
T29Other License Tax$177,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$1.2 million
U20Interest Earnings$778,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$839,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$18,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$828,000

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 542039176988.