City government · Greenville County, SC

Fountain Inn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fountain Inn took in $23.9 million and spent $42.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)59%City taxes31%Fines and other5.1%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

59%

of Fountain Inn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes31%

Other taxes
16%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$901 thousand
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$2.7 million
Sales tax
3.4%$823 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$10.6 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$668 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$758 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$444 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.0 million
Fines
0.8%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

68%

of Fountain Inn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$29.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$19.9 million
  • Sewer systems$8.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$821 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$373 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$245 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$135 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$24 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$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fountain Inn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Fountain Inn 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.