City government · Spartanburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Spartanburg took in $150 million and spent $140 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, airport)38%City taxes34%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money9.2%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Spartanburg's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
17%$26.1 million
Other taxes
17%$25.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$56.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; airport and 5 more
  • Water$49.8 million
  • Airport$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parking$461 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Transit fares$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$11.2 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$2.3 million

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.2%$13.7 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$13.9 million
Fines
0.2%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

54%

of Spartanburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$76.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$69.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$29.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.5 million
  • Fire protection$8.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 2 more
  • Airports$4.3 million
  • Public transit$2.7 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$846 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spartanburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Spartanburg 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.