Town Hall · Clay

Clay, WV town hall & government

Clay spent $321,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $747 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clay's money goes

Spent
$321,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$747
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$673,000
$1,565 per resident
Sewer & trash
$147,00046%
Police
$77,00024%
Administration & buildings
$48,00015%
Interest on debt
$19,0006%
Roads & transportation
$7,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Other
$13,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 1%

Clay 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 Clay

Full-time staff
13
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$18,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clay County School District

Clay's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,673
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
1,530
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 13%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $15,673 per pupil, $8,652 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.

Local

Contact Clay's government

Town hall & decisions in Clay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clay

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

All of Clay'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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