Photo: Mark Warner · CC BY-SA 2.0Wytheville spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Wytheville’s town government spent $23.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,836 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wytheville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,360 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Wytheville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,360 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,509, and the middle half spent $1,258–$1,702. Wytheville spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wytheville itself left out).
About $2,836 per resident a year, or $7.77 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 16%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 25% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Wytheville 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: $2,360 · 2023: $2,598 · 2024: $2,836.
full-time in March 2025, up from 163 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,051 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Wytheville’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.
Tax bills are one input to Wytheville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wytheville →
Who’s in charge in Wytheville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wytheville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on wytheville.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,177).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Wythe County Public Schools
Wytheville’s K–12 school district, shared with Rural Retreat. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,623 per pupil, $8,961 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.
Wytheville’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wytheville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wythe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.3%12,267 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.9%3,075 votesOthers: 0.9% (133 votes).
Most votes in Wythe County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Wytheville lies in Wythe County. Every 2024 race in Wythe County is on the county’s page.
Wythe 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 Wytheville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: wytheville.org ↗
- 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 Wytheville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wytheville’s government
How much does Wytheville spend per resident?
About $2,836 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,360 was more than 100% of 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wytheville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,051 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wytheville.org.
Who runs Wytheville’s government?
See wytheville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wytheville yet.
How did Wytheville vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wytheville alone. Wythe County, where 100% of Wytheville lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 19.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wytheville?
193 full-time and 86 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $990,646 (about $11.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wytheville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Travis Hackworth) and House of Delegates District 46 (Mitchell Cornett). The House of Delegates district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wytheville’s government
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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 →