City government · Beaufort County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beaufort took in $30.2 million and spent $20.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other9.3%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

36%

of Beaufort's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes64%

Other taxes

36%$11.0 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$5.0 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.8 million
Other licenses$1.2 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

27%$8.2 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services

11%$3.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more

Sewer$1.2 million
Garbage collection$1.1 million
Parks and recreation$652 thousand
Parking$277 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government

2.4%$714 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state

2.7%$803 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

11%$3.4 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other

9.2%$2.8 million

Fines

0.2%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

11%

of Beaufort's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$7.1 million

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

Police$5.0 million
Fire protection$1.7 million
Courts and legal services$449 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$6.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Other and not broken out$1.9 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Government buildings$499 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

11%$2.4 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.4 million

Sent to other local governments

11%$2.3 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.9%$1.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

3.5%$723 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$723 thousand

Interest on debt

3.2%$660 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beaufort. 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 City of Beaufort 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.