City government · Orangeburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Orangeburg took in $131 million and spent $118 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)88%City taxes6.5%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

88%

of Orangeburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes6.5%

Other taxes
3.5%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$4.0 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$115 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$82.2 million
  • Gas$11.0 million
  • Water$10.3 million
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$462 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$872 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$701 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$5.7 million
Fines
0.2%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Sent to other local governments5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

78%

of Orangeburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$92.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$68.8 million
  • Water supply$8.8 million
  • Gas supply$8.7 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$450 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$230 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$6.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$2.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$477 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$329 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
  • Government buildings$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$578 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$578 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orangeburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Orangeburg 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.