Town government · Spartanburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lyman took in $5.2 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)53%Town taxes39%Fines and other6.6%State tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Lyman'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 taxes39%

Property tax
18%$951 thousand
Other taxes
18%$930 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$930 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$156 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$32 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$193 thousand
Fines
2.9%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.8%

What stands out

60%

of Lyman's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$862 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$862 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$439 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyman. 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 Lyman 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.