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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Yemassee took in $1.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%Fines and other31%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.2%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

29%

of Yemassee's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
19%$314 thousand
Other taxes
15%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$130 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$283 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$62 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$27 thousand

Fines and other31%

Fines
29%$494 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Health and hospitals42%Running the government and other costs4.6%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Yemassee's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$871 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$628 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
42%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yemassee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Yemassee 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.