City government · Darlington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hartsville took in $23.4 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
20%$4.7 million
Sales tax
16%$3.8 million
Other taxes
12%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$856 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$617 thousand
Fines
1.3%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt2.7%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Hartsville's 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
47%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$666 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$524 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartsville. 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 City of Hartsville 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.