Town government · Barnwell County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Snelling took in $295 thousand and spent $94 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money33%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Snelling'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 taxes66%

Other taxes
60%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.8%$17 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$98 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%

What stands out

39%

of Snelling'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$32 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Snelling. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Snelling 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.