Town government · Chesterfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ruby took in $734 thousand and spent $856 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Town taxes41%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Ruby'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 taxes41%

Other taxes
31%$224 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$80 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$392 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Water$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$15 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$14 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

55%

of Ruby's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$467 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$410 thousand
  • Water supply$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$118 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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ruby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Ruby 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.