Town government · Lancaster County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kershaw took in $5.6 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Town taxes32%Federal tax money10%State tax money1.1%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Kershaw'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 taxes32%

Other taxes
28%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$793 thousand
  • Other licenses$405 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$216 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$216 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$858 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$478 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
10%$578 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$62 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

21%

of Kershaw'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$928 thousand
  • Sewer systems$582 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$772 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$772 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$547 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$419 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$350 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kershaw. 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 Kershaw 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.