Town government · York County, SC

Fort Mill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fort Mill took in $45.6 million and spent $39.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%Town taxes43%County and local tax money7.7%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

7.7%

of Fort Mill's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
32%$14.4 million
Other taxes
12%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$20.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$614 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$1.0 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$3.5 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$800 thousand
Fines
0.1%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Interest on debt6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Roads, transit and parking3.1%

What stands out

29%

of Fort Mill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Interest on debt
6.7%$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Mill. 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 Fort Mill 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.