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West Pelzer's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Pelzer took in $1.3 million and spent $384 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other32%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Town taxes22%State tax money18%

What stands out

30%

of West Pelzer's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
13%$164 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$351 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$197 thousand
  • Sewer$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$235 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
30%$382 thousand
Fines
1.9%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

56%

of West Pelzer's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$216 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$122 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Water supply$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Pelzer. 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 Town of West Pelzer 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.