Bank of Cairo · Photo: Mjswisher79 · CC BY-SA 3.0Cairo spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Cairo’s town government spent $70,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $278 per resident. Water and other utilities ($96,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cairo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$278 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Cairo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($278 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $658, and the middle half spent $352–$964. Cairo spent less than 83% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cairo itself left out).
About $278 per resident a year, or $0.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 86%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No trend yet
Cairo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $699 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cairo’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 Cairo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cairo →
Who’s in charge in Cairo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 252 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (252).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ritchie County School District
Cairo’s K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Ellenboro, Harrisville, Pennsboro, Pullman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,078 per pupil, $9,700 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cairo’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cairo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ritchie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.8%3,473 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.8%517 votesOthers: 1.5% (60 votes).
Most votes in Ritchie County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Cairo lies in Ritchie County. Every 2024 race in Ritchie County is on the county’s page.
Ritchie 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 Cairo.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Cairo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cairo’s government
How much does Cairo spend per resident?
About $278 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $278 was less than 83% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cairo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cairo yet.
How did Cairo vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cairo alone. Ritchie County, where 100% of Cairo lies, voted Trump 85.8%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cairo?
1 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,859 (about $58,308 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cairo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Azinger and Trenton Barnhart) and House of Delegates District 9 (Betsy Kelly). The House of Delegates district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cairo’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 →