Town government · Saluda County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Ward took in $162 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%County and local tax money10%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Ward'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 taxes48%

Property tax

21%$34 thousand

Other taxes

20%$33 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes

Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

6.2%$10 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$53 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more

Sewer$26 thousand
Water$19 thousand
Garbage collection$5 thousand
Parking$1 thousand
Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government

0.6%$1 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state

6.2%$10 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

10%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$2 thousand

Fines

1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Ward'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

29%$54 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$25 thousand
Water supply$16 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

26%$48 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways

Public transit$25 thousand
Roads and highways$23 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

25%$47 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$26 thousand
Fire protection$18 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$26 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)$13 thousand
Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Government buildings$4 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.3%$8 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Interest on debt

1.6%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ward. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 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 Ward 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.