Town government · Chesterfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chesterfield took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)43%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.0%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

31%

of Chesterfield'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 taxes44%

Other taxes
31%$893 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$477 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$306 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$72 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$385 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$561 thousand
  • Water$303 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$66 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$175 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$81 thousand
Fines
2.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt4.9%

What stands out

15%

of Chesterfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$888 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$363 thousand
  • Water supply$291 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$701 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$365 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$322 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)$240 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield 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.