How is West Hamlin run?
West Hamlin’s town government spent $464,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $913 per resident. Water and other utilities ($659,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how West Hamlin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $913 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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$717 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West Hamlin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($717 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 $645, and the middle half spent $334–$964. West Hamlin spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($180,000), 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; West Hamlin itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years West Hamlin 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: $717 · 2024: $913. Per resident it went from $717 to $913 (up 27%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 689 to 508.
full-time in March 2025, down from 16 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $462 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.36% 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 West Hamlin’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 West Hamlin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Hamlin →
Who’s in charge in West Hamlin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 85 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 (508).
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.
Lincoln County School District
West Hamlin’s K–12 school district, shared with Hamlin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,940 per pupil, $9,277 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.
West Hamlin’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 West Hamlin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.3%5,770 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.8%1,279 votesOthers: 1.9% (138 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of West Hamlin lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 West Hamlin.
- 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 West Hamlin’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about West Hamlin’s government
How much does West Hamlin spend per resident?
About $913 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 $717 was more than 55% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in West Hamlin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $462 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs West Hamlin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Hamlin yet.
How did West Hamlin vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for West Hamlin alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of West Hamlin lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 17.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Hamlin?
6 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $35,483 (about $425,796 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Hamlin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Rupie Phillips and Zack Maynard) and House of Delegates District 30 (Jeff Eldridge). The House of Delegates district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →