City government · Horry County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Loris took in $5.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Fines and other8.2%State tax money5.5%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

25%

of Loris' 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%.

City taxes48%

Other taxes
25%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$257 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$77 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$1.3 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$766 thousand
  • Water$644 thousand
  • Garbage collection$488 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$316 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$258 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$408 thousand
Fines
1.2%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Loris' 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
53%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$762 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$731 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)$601 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$343 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Loris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Loris 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.