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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.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Point Pleasant's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,382
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$284 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million31%
Police
$964,00018%
Parks & libraries
$654,00012%
Water & other utilities
$648,00012%
Roads & transportation
$637,00012%
Administration & buildings
$577,00011%
Fire
$121,0002%
Interest on debt
$99,0002%
Health & welfare
$19,000<1%
Other
$59,0001%

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.

Town workforce

Who works for Point Pleasant

Full-time staff
47
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$16,318
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
3,632
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 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Point Pleasant pay

Typical tax bill
$1,023
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$118,000
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.

Local

Contact Point Pleasant's government

🏛️ Official websitevisitpointpleasantwv.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Point Pleasant →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Point Pleasant'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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