Town government · Allendale County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fairfax took in $2.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Town taxes42%Fines and other12%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

19%

of Fairfax'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 taxes42%

Property tax
23%$531 thousand
Other taxes
19%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$224 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$190 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$991 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$635 thousand
  • Water$225 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$88 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$236 thousand
Fines
1.6%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%

What stands out

57%

of Fairfax'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
57%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$781 thousand
  • Sewer systems$710 thousand
  • Water supply$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$681 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$657 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$605 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairfax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fairfax 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.