Town Hall · Barboursville

Barboursville, WV town hall & government

Barboursville spent $11.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,522 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Barboursville's government.

Town budget

Where Barboursville's money goes

Spent
$11.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,522
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$599 per resident
Police
$3.1 million28%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million15%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million14%
Sewer & trash
$1 million9%
Health & welfare
$965,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$442,0004%
Fire
$249,0002%
Other
$109,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Other taxes & licenses 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Barboursville

Full-time staff
70
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cabell County School District

Barboursville's K–12 school district, shared with Milton and Huntington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,603
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
11,449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$72.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $16,603 per pupil, $9,782 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Barboursville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,141
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$197,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Barboursville's government

🏛️ Official websitebarboursville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Barboursville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barboursville

Barboursville is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Barboursville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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