Town government · Saluda County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Saluda took in $2.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money30%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.3%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Saluda'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 taxes49%

Other taxes
34%$667 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$624 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$295 thousand

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$22 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$577 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$225 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails47%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Saluda'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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$1.2 million
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$635 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$593 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$780 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Saluda. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Saluda 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.