Photo: Valerius Tygart · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Philippi run?
Philippi’s city government spent $3.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,331 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($5.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Philippi is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,331 per resident a year, or $3.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 45%.
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No comparison or trend for Philippi yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Philippi’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 32 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $537 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Philippi’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 Philippi’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Philippi →
Who’s in charge in Philippi
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Philippi’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on philippi.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 94 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,922).
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.
Barbour County School District
Philippi’s K–12 school district, shared with Belington, Junior. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,227 per pupil, $7,110 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.
Philippi’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 Philippi alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Barbour County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.3%5,071 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%1,199 votesOthers: 2.0% (125 votes).
Most votes in Barbour County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Philippi lies in Barbour County. Every 2024 race in Barbour County is on the county’s page.
Barbour 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 Philippi.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: philippi.org ↗
- 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 Philippi’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Philippi’s government
How much does Philippi spend per resident?
About $1,331 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 Philippi?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $537 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see philippi.org.
Who runs Philippi’s government?
See philippi.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Philippi yet.
How did Philippi vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Philippi alone. Barbour County, where 100% of Philippi lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Philippi?
31 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $156,122 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Philippi in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Bill Hamilton and Robbie Morris) and House of Delegates District 68 (Chris Phillips). The House of Delegates district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Philippi’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 →