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Travelers Rest's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Travelers Rest took in $8.4 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Federal tax money16%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.4%County and local tax money2.9%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Travelers Rest's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
32%$2.7 million
Other taxes
23%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$809 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$610 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$457 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$787 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$738 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.3 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$140 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$247 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.3 million
Fines
0.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Interest on debt3.9%Roads, transit and parking1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Travelers Rest'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
60%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$502 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$252 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$632 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$490 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$254 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Travelers Rest. 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 City of Travelers Rest 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.