Town government · Lexington County, SC

Batesburg-Leesville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Batesburg-Leesville took in $10.5 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Federal tax money14%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

25%

of Batesburg-Leesville'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%.

Town taxes44%

Other taxes
25%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$662 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$441 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$2.1 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$832 thousand
  • Garbage collection$335 thousand
  • Other service charges$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$1.5 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$394 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$207 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.9%$95 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Batesburg-Leesville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$892 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$588 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$683 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$683 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Batesburg-Leesville. 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 Batesburg-Leesville 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.