Town Hall · Bramwell

Bramwell, WV town hall & government

Bramwell spent $244,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $731 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bramwell's money goes

Spent
$244,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$731
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$511,000
$1,530 per resident
Sewer & trash
$112,00046%
Police
$58,00024%
Administration & buildings
$36,00015%
Interest on debt
$15,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0002%
Roads & transportation
$5,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0002%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state <1%

Bramwell didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bramwell

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mercer County School District

Bramwell's K–12 school district, shared with Athens, Bluefield, Oakvale and Princeton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,226
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
8,540
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 25%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,226 per pupil, $8,258 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 Bramwell pay

Typical tax bill
$567
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$93,000
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bramwell

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

All of Bramwell'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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