Town government · Cherokee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Blacksburg took in $3.3 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)52%Town taxes38%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money3.8%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Blacksburg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
31%$1.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and pari-mutuel (betting) taxes
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.9%$97 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$35 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$126 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
4.6%$155 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Blacksburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$774 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$885 thousand
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$472 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blacksburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Blacksburg 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.