City government · Kershaw County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Camden took in $63.0 million and spent $51.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)81%City taxes13%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money1.0%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Camden'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
5.5%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$283 thousand
  • Other licenses$278 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.6%$2.9 million
Property tax
3.1%$1.9 million

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$50.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$35.9 million
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$54 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$602 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$3.2 million
Fines
0.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt3.6%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Housing and community development0.6%

What stands out

66%

of Camden'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
66%$34.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$34.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$385 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$936 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$936 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Camden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 City of Camden 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.