Town government · Williamsburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Hemingway took in $2.5 million and spent $414 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)56%State tax money32%Town taxes11%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Hemingway's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes11%

Other taxes
8.1%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$74 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$812 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs24%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$189 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hemingway. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hemingway 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.