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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charleston took in $963 thousand and spent $577 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money39%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Charleston's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
57%$545 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$374 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

7.6%

of Charleston's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$194 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Social services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charleston. 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 Charleston 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.