Photo: Youngamerican · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Ceredo run?
Ceredo’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,724 per resident. Water and other utilities ($313,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ceredo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,724 per resident a year, or $4.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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No comparison or trend for Ceredo yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Ceredo’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $517 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Ceredo’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 Ceredo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ceredo →
Who’s in charge in Ceredo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ceredo’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofceredo.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 85 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 (1,360).
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.
Wayne County School District
Ceredo’s K–12 school district, shared with Fort Gay, Kenova, Wayne. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,036 per pupil, $8,969 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.
Ceredo’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 Ceredo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%11,934 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%3,532 votesOthers: 1.8% (281 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Ceredo lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Ceredo.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofceredo.net ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesCeredo is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Ceredo compares with the towns next door
Ceredo’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,712 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington | $1,712 | $909 |
| Kenova | estimate | $654 |
| Ceredo | estimate | $517 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Ceredo’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ceredo’s government
How much does Ceredo spend per resident?
About $1,724 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Ceredo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $517 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofceredo.net.
Who runs Ceredo’s government?
See townofceredo.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ceredo yet.
How did Ceredo vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ceredo alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Ceredo lies, voted Trump 75.8%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ceredo?
16 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,660 (about $379,920 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ceredo in the state legislature?
Ceredo is split among 2 House of Delegates districts, so your address decides. The West Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 5 (Mike Woelfel and Scott Fuller). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ceredo’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 →