Town government · Lexington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Irmo took in $6.7 million and spent $6.8 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 taxes78%Fees for services12%State tax money7.3%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

78%

of Irmo's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

Town taxes78%

Other taxes
78%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$795 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$819 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$819 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$488 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
2.1%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%

What stands out

54%

of Irmo's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$726 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$881 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$881 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Irmo. 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 Irmo 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.