City government · Oconee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Walhalla took in $7.7 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)70%City taxes20%County and local tax money7.1%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

70%

of Walhalla's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
12%$895 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$654 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$654 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$762 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Sewer$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$158 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$550 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
1.0%$77 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs8.1%Interest on debt6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%

What stands out

56%

of Walhalla's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$902 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$902 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$734 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$545 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walhalla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Walhalla 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.