Town government · Charleston County, SC

Mount Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mount Pleasant took in $224 million and spent $229 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other14%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Mount Pleasant's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

Town taxes51%

Other taxes
24%$53.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$32.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$8.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$41.5 million
Sales tax
8.6%$19.1 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$66.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$33.6 million
  • Water$23.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$2.7 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$7.1 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$2.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$30.3 million
Fines
0.3%$596 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

42%

of Mount Pleasant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$96.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$35.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34.8 million
  • Water supply$26.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$42.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$22.0 million
  • Fire protection$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$35.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$20.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$19.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$9.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$3.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$250 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mount Pleasant 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.