Town government · Charleston County, SC

Sullivan'S Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sullivan'S Island took in $12.0 million and spent $24.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money5.8%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Sullivan'S Island'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 taxes69%

Property tax
44%$5.2 million
Other taxes
23%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$743 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$365 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$693 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$235 thousand
Fines
1.6%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

36%

of Sullivan'S Island'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
36%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$173 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sullivan'S Island. 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 Sullivan'S Island 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.