Town Hall · Pennsboro

Pennsboro, WV town hall & government

Pennsboro spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,019 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pennsboro's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,019
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$586,000
$576 per resident
Water & other utilities
$401,00039%
Sewer & trash
$213,00021%
Roads & transportation
$193,00019%
Administration & buildings
$97,0009%
Police
$79,0008%
Parks & libraries
$22,0002%
Fire
$18,0002%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro

Full-time staff
13
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ritchie County School District

Pennsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Cairo, Ellenboro, Harrisville and Pullman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,078
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
1,159
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 63%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $18,078 per pupil, $9,700 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 Pennsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$638
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$86,500
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 Pennsboro's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Pennsboro

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

All of Pennsboro'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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