Town government · Edgefield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Johnston took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 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 taxes91%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

34%

of Johnston's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
51%$672 thousand
Other taxes
34%$452 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$224 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.2%$82 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Johnston'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$550 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$474 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Johnston. 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 Johnston 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.