Town government · Fairfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgeway took in $342 thousand and spent $266 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other2.6%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Ridgeway'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 taxes70%

Other taxes
41%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$100 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$88 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$7 thousand
Fines
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs43%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%

What stands out

43%

of Ridgeway's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$69 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgeway. 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 Ridgeway 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.