Photo: Jim Nall · Public domainHow is Cameron run?
Cameron’s city government spent $589,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $707 per resident. Water and other utilities ($261,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cameron is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $707 per resident a year, or $1.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$644 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cameron’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($644 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 $334–$964. Cameron spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($212,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Cameron itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cameron 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: $644 · 2023: $716 · 2024: $707.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $474 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cameron’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 Cameron’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cameron →
Who’s in charge in Cameron
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 93 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (833).
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.
Marshall County School District
Cameron’s K–12 school district, shared with Benwood, Glen Dale, McMechen, Moundsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,265 per pupil, $11,605 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.
Cameron’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cameron alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.1%9,808 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.1%3,186 votesOthers: 1.8% (239 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Cameron lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall 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 Cameron.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Cameron’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cameron’s government
How much does Cameron spend per resident?
About $707 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 $644 was less than 51% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cameron?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $474 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Cameron’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cameron yet.
How did Cameron vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cameron alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Cameron lies, voted Trump 74.1%, Harris 24.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cameron?
9 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $28,328 (about $339,936 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cameron in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Laura Chapman and Ryan Weld) and House of Delegates District 7 (Chuck Sheedy). The House of Delegates district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cameron’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 →