City government · Barnwell County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Barnwell took in $6.7 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes36%State tax money9.6%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

22%

of Barnwell's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes36%

Other taxes

22%$1.4 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes

Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
Other selective sales taxes$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

14%$947 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services

45%$3.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$1.3 million
Water$1.3 million
Garbage collection$386 thousand
Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state

9.6%$641 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.8%$518 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.0%$69 thousand

Fines

1.0%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs9.2%Sent to other local governments1.3%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Barnwell's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

43%$2.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$1.0 million
Sewer systems$677 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$633 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

30%$1.6 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.2 million
Fire protection$340 thousand
Courts and legal services$57 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

16%$847 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$847 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.2%$497 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$403 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.3%$71 thousand

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$37 thousand
Sent to the state government$34 thousand

Interest on debt

0.6%$34 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$28 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barnwell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Barnwell 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.