Town government · Charleston County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ravenel took in $1.6 million and spent $295 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money65%Federal tax money22%Town taxes12%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

65%

of Ravenel'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 taxes12%

Other taxes
12%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$352 thousand

County and local tax money65%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
65%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$25 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs100%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ravenel. 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 Ravenel 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.