Town government · Fairfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winnsboro took in $20.3 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)88%Town taxes8.2%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

88%

of Winnsboro'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%.

Town taxes8.2%

Property tax
4.3%$865 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$796 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$796 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$17.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$8.5 million
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Gas$3.2 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$335 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$291 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$453 thousand
Fines
0.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Running the government and other costs4.4%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Winnsboro'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
85%$18.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$8.5 million
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Gas supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$736 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$986 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$986 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$574 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winnsboro. 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 Town of Winnsboro 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.