Town government · Allendale County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allendale took in $4.9 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%State tax money18%Town taxes15%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

33%

of Allendale's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
9.3%$458 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility licenses$180 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$733 thousand
  • Garbage collection$485 thousand
  • Sewer$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$1.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$883 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$124 thousand
Fines
0.5%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development4.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

65%

of Allendale'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
65%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$685 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$814 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$709 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$602 thousand
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$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$232 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Allendale. 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 Town of Allendale 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.