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Cameron, WV town hall & government

Cameron spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,922 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cameron's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,922
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$1,279 per resident
Water & other utilities
$954,00060%
Sewer & trash
$274,00017%
Police
$207,00013%
Roads & transportation
$125,0008%
Administration & buildings
$25,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cameron

Full-time staff
9
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marshall County School District

Cameron's K–12 school district, shared with Benwood, Glen Dale, McMechen and Moundsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,265
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
4,159
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 78%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,265 per pupil, $11,605 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 Cameron pay

Typical tax bill
$474
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$65,000
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

Contact Cameron's government

Town hall & decisions in Cameron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cameron

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

All of Cameron'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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