Town government · Dorchester County, SC

St. George's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), St. George took in $4.2 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%Town taxes29%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

14%

of St. George'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 taxes29%

Property tax
16%$655 thousand
Other taxes
14%$576 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$329 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$983 thousand
  • Water$948 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$517 thousand
  • Garbage collection$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$42 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$78 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.0%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%

What stands out

27%

of St. George's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$517 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$286 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$926 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$926 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$311 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. George. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Town of St. George 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.