Town government · Darlington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lamar took in $1.0 million and spent $610 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%Fines and other9.7%County and local tax money1.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Lamar'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 taxes53%

Other taxes
30%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$190 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$231 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$20 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$88 thousand
Fines
1.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Lamar'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$233 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$233 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)$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$135 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lamar. 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 Lamar 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.