City government · Marlboro County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bennettsville took in $23.6 million and spent $22.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)72%City taxes16%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Bennettsville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes16%

Other taxes
10%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$884 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.0%$1.4 million

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$17.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.9 million
  • Gas$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Airport$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$166 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$39 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$310 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

62%

of Bennettsville'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
62%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Gas supply$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$597 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.8 million
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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$550 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$944 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bennettsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Bennettsville 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.