Town Hall · Poca

Poca, WV town hall & government

Poca spent $338,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $351 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Poca's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$351
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$133,00039%
Administration & buildings
$85,00025%
Police
$51,00015%
Parks & libraries
$31,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Other
$25,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 37%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Poca

Full-time staff
1
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Police
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 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. Poca didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Putnam County School District

Poca's K–12 school district, shared with Bancroft, Buffalo, Eleanor, Hurricane and Winfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,937
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
8,826
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,937 per pupil, $8,955 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 Poca pay

Typical tax bill
$1,072
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$170,500
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 Poca's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Poca

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

All of Poca'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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