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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Anderson took in $248 million and spent $195 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes19%State tax money14%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Anderson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$43.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$563 thousand
  • Other licenses$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$158 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$98.9 million
  • Sewer$32.4 million
  • Water$16.0 million
  • Garbage collection$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Airport$757 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$509 thousand
  • Road charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$35.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$7.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Housing and community development2.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

64%

of Anderson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$125 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$98.1 million
  • Sewer systems$15.4 million
  • Water supply$11.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$32.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$13.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$13.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.4 million
Social services
<0.1%$160 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anderson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Anderson 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.