City government · Abbeville County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2023), Abbeville took in $15.3 million and spent $13.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes17%State tax money4.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

77%

of Abbeville'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 taxes17%

Other taxes
11%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$241 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.5%$990 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$640 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$301 thousand
Fines
0.2%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs5.8%Housing and community development2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Abbeville'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
69%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$962 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$646 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$797 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$639 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$158 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$402 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$394 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$394 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Abbeville 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.