Point Pleasant, WV town hall & government
Point Pleasant spent $5.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,382 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Point Pleasant's government.
Where Point Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 39%
- Other taxes & licenses 20%
- Utility sales 11%
- Property taxes 10%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Sales taxes 7%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Point Pleasant didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Point Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mason County School District
Point Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Hartford City, Henderson, Leon, Mason and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal
- Local 29%
- State 53%
- Federal 18%
Of the $16,318 per pupil, $8,833 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.
Which schools Point Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Point Pleasant pay
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.
Contact Point Pleasant's government
Who represents Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.
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.