Town government · Chester County, SC

Great Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Great Falls took in $1.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Great Falls' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
58%$761 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$543 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$401 thousand
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%

What stands out

28%

of Great Falls' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$661 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$457 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$624 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$466 thousand
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$491 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)$357 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Great Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Great Falls 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.