Town government · Dillon County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Latta took in $2.4 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other5.3%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Latta'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 taxes51%

Property tax

22%$542 thousand

Other taxes

22%$525 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$330 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$186 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

7.2%$175 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$829 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$428 thousand
Water$282 thousand
Garbage collection$79 thousand
Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Other service charges$13 thousand
Parking$12 thousand
Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state

2.4%$58 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.2%$174 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$72 thousand

Fines

2.3%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Latta's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$947 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$435 thousand
Water supply$272 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

28%$916 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more

Roads and highways$502 thousand
Public transit$407 thousand
Parking$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

27%$894 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$438 thousand
Police$419 thousand
Courts and legal services$37 thousand

Running the government and other costs

12%$408 thousand

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)$207 thousand
Other and not broken out$106 thousand
Government buildings$64 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.9%$129 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$129 thousand

Interest on debt

0.5%$18 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Latta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Latta 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.