Town government · Charleston County, SC

Seabrook Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seabrook Island took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money22%Fines and other19%County and local tax money12%

What stands out

48%

of Seabrook Island'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 taxes48%

Other taxes
48%$723 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$710 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$323 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$174 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$259 thousand
Fines
1.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

76%

of Seabrook Island'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%

Running the government and other costs
76%$952 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)$629 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seabrook Island. 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 Seabrook Island 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.