Town government · Chesterfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson took in $1.1 million and spent $479 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other18%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
35%$371 thousand
Other taxes
13%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$351 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$193 thousand
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$6 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
12%$127 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.3%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Sent to other local governments27%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%

What stands out

27%

of Jefferson's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$248 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$210 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$131 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$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jefferson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Jefferson 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.