Town government · Greenwood County, SC

Ninety Six's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ninety Six took in $986 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

31%

of Ninety Six's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
48%$473 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$308 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$32 thousand
Fines
1.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Ninety Six'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
69%$947 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$787 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$413 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ninety Six. 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 Ninety Six 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.