Town government · Hampton County, SC

Varnville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Varnville took in $3.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%County and local tax money10%State tax money6.9%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Varnville'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 taxes47%

Property tax
20%$734 thousand
Other taxes
20%$712 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$448 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$252 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.6%$237 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$567 thousand
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parking$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$24 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$247 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$374 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$75 thousand
Fines
1.6%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Varnville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$543 thousand
  • Water supply$366 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$299 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$546 thousand
  • Roads and highways$508 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$415 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$541 thousand
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)$276 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$61 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Varnville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Varnville 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.