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North Myrtle Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Myrtle Beach took in $147 million and spent $144 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other16%State tax money14%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of North Myrtle Beach's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes35%

Other taxes
18%$26.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$13.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$24.5 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$36.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 5 more
  • Water$9.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.2 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.3 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$400 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$20.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$15.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$23.1 million
Fines
0.4%$550 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking9.1%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

15%

of North Myrtle Beach's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$40.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$32.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.9 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$23.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.8 million
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
15%$21.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.5 million
  • Parking$588 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$5.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.6 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Myrtle Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of North Myrtle Beach 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.