Town government · Lexington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pelion took in $421 thousand and spent $335 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Federal tax money29%Fines and other4.5%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

52%

of Pelion'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 taxes62%

Other taxes
52%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$41 thousand

Federal tax money29%

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

From the federal government
29%$123 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
2.9%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails73%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

73%

of Pelion's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
73%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pelion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pelion 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.