Town government · Dorchester County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgeville took in $3.1 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%County and local tax money10%State tax money6.9%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Ridgeville'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 taxes47%

Property tax
20%$640 thousand
Other taxes
20%$622 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$391 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$220 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.6%$206 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$991 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$495 thousand
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Transit fares$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$20 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$216 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$326 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$65 thousand
Fines
1.7%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Ridgeville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$474 thousand
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$929 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$475 thousand
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$882 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$475 thousand
  • Fire protection$363 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$470 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$54 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgeville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ridgeville 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.