Town Hall · Clendenin

Clendenin, WV town hall & government

Clendenin spent $873,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $795 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clendenin's money goes

Spent
$873,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$795
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$319,00037%
Police
$302,00035%
Administration & buildings
$209,00024%
Parks & libraries
$36,0004%
Other
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 36%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clendenin

Full-time staff
13
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time2 part
Police
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kanawha County School District

Clendenin's K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Dunbar and East Bank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,492
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
23,433
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 34%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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 Clendenin pay

Typical tax bill
$595
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$116,300
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 Clendenin's government

🏛️ Official websiteclendeninwv.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clendenin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clendenin

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

All of Clendenin'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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