Town government · Calhoun County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), St. Matthews took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Town taxes11%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

55%

of St. Matthews' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
10%$270 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$900 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$435 thousand
  • Water$328 thousand
  • Garbage collection$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

34%

of St. Matthews' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$770 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$831 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$490 thousand
  • Fire protection$341 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$495 thousand
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)$363 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Matthews. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of St. Matthews 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.