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South Kingstown's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Kingstown took in $123 million and spent $114 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, water)10%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of South Kingstown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
62%$76.6 million
Other taxes
3.4%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$724 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$957 thousand
  • Garbage collection$886 thousand
  • School lunches$441 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$185 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$587 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$18.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$98 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$8.3 million
Fines
2.1%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

62%

of South Kingstown's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$70.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$70.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$501 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$360 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$991 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$978 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$863 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$3.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$2.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$531 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Kingstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of South Kingstown 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.