City government · Greenville County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Simpsonville took in $27.8 million and spent $23.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%Fees for services (sewer)13%Fines and other2.4%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

58%

of Simpsonville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes84%

Property tax
58%$16.1 million
Other taxes
26%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$225 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$575 thousand
Fines
0.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

46%

of Simpsonville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$302 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Simpsonville. 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 City of Simpsonville 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.