Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Pound run?
Pound’s town government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4 per resident.
What stands out about how Pound is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Wise County Public Schools
Pound’s K–12 school district, shared with Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn, Wise, St. Paul. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,256 per pupil, $8,701 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Pound collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Pound yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Pound’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 200% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pound reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $0 · 2023: $4. Per resident it went from $0 to $4 (up 300%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 917 to 857.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $892 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pound’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Pound’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pound →
Who’s in charge in Pound
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pound’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on poundva.com ↗.
Pound’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pound alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wise County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.2%13,655 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.1%3,036 votesOthers: 0.7% (121 votes).
Most votes in Wise County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Pound lies in Wise County. Every 2024 race in Wise County is on the county’s page.
Wise County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pound.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: poundva.com ↗
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Pound’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pound’s government
How much does Pound spend per resident?
About $4 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Pound?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $892 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see poundva.com.
Who runs Pound’s government?
See poundva.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pound yet.
How did Pound vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pound alone. Wise County, where 100% of Pound lies, voted Trump 81.2%, Harris 18.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Pound in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Todd Pillion) and House of Delegates District 45 (Terry Kilgore). The House of Delegates district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pound’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →