Town government · Williamsburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingstree took in $8.4 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Town taxes40%State tax money8.3%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Kingstree'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 taxes40%

Other taxes
20%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$782 thousand
  • Other licenses$526 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$366 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$842 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$814 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$717 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$19 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$695 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$229 thousand
Fines
0.4%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Kingstree'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$984 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$950 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$709 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$707 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$534 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$361 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$331 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$222 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Social services
0.4%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingstree. 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 Kingstree 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.