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White Hall, WV town hall & government

White Hall spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,057 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where White Hall's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,057
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$4 million
$5,679 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million59%
Police
$599,00028%
Interest on debt
$156,0007%
Roads & transportation
$18,0001%
Other
$117,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 74%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for White Hall

Full-time staff
8
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion County School District

White Hall's K–12 school district, shared with Barrackville, Fairmont, Fairview, Farmington, Grant Town and Mannington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,893
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
7,291
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 36%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,893 per pupil, $8,523 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 White Hall pay

Typical tax bill
$1,772
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$286,700
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 White Hall's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents White Hall

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

All of White Hall'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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