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Cheraw's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cheraw took in $393 thousand and spent $393 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money58%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)32%Town taxes6.6%State tax money3.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

58%

of Cheraw's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes6.6%

Property tax
4.3%$17 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$127 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.3%$13 thousand

County and local tax money58%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
58%$226 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

85%

of Cheraw's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
85%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$227 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Gas supply$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$30 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cheraw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cheraw itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.