Town Hall · Barrackville

Barrackville, WV town hall & government

Barrackville spent $729,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $574 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barrackville's money goes

Spent
$729,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$574
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$4,046 per resident
Sewer & trash
$288,00040%
Interest on debt
$211,00029%
Police
$83,00011%
Roads & transportation
$75,00010%
Administration & buildings
$47,0006%
Fire
$25,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Barrackville

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Barrackville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion County School District

Barrackville's K–12 school district, shared with Fairmont, Fairview, Farmington, Grant Town, Mannington and Monongah. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,893
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
7,291
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,893 per pupil, $8,523 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 Barrackville pay

Typical tax bill
$927
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$167,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Barrackville's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Barrackville

Barrackville is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Riley M. Moore. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Barrackville'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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