Town government · Calhoun County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cameron took in $129 thousand and spent $174 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fines and other12%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
84%$109 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other12%

Fines
12%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%

What stands out

44%

of Cameron'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
44%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cameron. 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 Cameron 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.