Town government · Chesterfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cheraw took in $14.9 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

20%

of Cheraw's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
36%$5.3 million
Other taxes
20%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$698 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$352 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$401 thousand
Fines
0.7%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Cheraw'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
50%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.4 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$915 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$870 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$275 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$65 thousand
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Cheraw 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.