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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Summerville took in $18.0 million and spent $14.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)84%City taxes6.4%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other1.9%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

84%

of Summerville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.4%

Other taxes
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$628 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$376 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$7.3 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$827 thousand
  • Garbage collection$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.2%$390 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$93 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$981 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$264 thousand
Fines
0.5%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.8%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

63%

of Summerville'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
63%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$5.5 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$533 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$349 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$1.2 million
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)$928 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$696 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$646 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$392 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$264 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$110 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Summerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Summerville 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.