Town government · Horry County, SC

Surfside Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Surfside Beach took in $16.5 million and spent $12.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, parking)15%State tax money13%Fines and other9.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Surfside Beach'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 taxes63%

Other taxes
39%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$731 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
24%$3.9 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parking$802 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.4 million
Fines
1.4%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Surfside Beach'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
40%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$331 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$338 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$82 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Surfside Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Surfside Beach 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.