Town government · Colleton County, SC

Edisto Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Edisto Beach took in $10.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Edisto Beach's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Sales tax
18%$1.8 million
Property tax
13%$1.3 million
Other taxes
11%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$837 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$268 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$934 thousand
  • Sewer$759 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.0%$705 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$994 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$372 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$331 thousand
Fines
0.9%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Environment and natural resources7.4%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

7.4%

of Edisto Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$924 thousand
  • Water supply$600 thousand
  • Sewer systems$553 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$695 thousand
  • Fire protection$645 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$948 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.4%$457 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$457 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$349 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$283 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$237 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Edisto Beach. 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 Edisto Beach 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.