City government · Anderson County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Anderson took in $78.1 million and spent $63.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes36%Federal tax money10%Fines and other6.7%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

10%

of Anderson's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
20%$15.6 million
Other taxes
17%$13.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.4 million
  • Other licenses$527 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$33.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$15.4 million
  • Water$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$259 thousand
  • Transit fares$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$7.8 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$673 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$5.0 million
Fines
0.3%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

10%

of Anderson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$988 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$705 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$15.5 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$11.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$872 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$505 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Libraries$537 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$1.7 million
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Parking$228 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$495 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$205 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$205 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 June 30, 2024.

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.