Town government · Newberry County, SC

Little Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Little Mountain took in $200 thousand and spent $175 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%Federal tax money28%Town taxes22%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

47%

of Little Mountain's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
21%$41 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$55 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$8 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
47%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs82%Parks, recreation and libraries18%

What stands out

82%

of Little Mountain'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
82%$144 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Little Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Little Mountain 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.