Town government · Charleston County, SC

Kiawah Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kiawah Island took in $15.5 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

86%

of Kiawah Island'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 taxes92%

Other taxes
86%$13.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$580 thousand
  • Other licenses$337 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.8%$895 thousand

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$631 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$454 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$135 thousand
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Kiawah Island's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$677 thousand
  • Government buildings$275 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$511 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$477 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kiawah Island. 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 Kiawah Island 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.