CHARLESTON CITY finances
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CHARLESTON CITY
City or town in South Carolina (Charleston County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 153,672.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $317.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $235.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $108.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $3.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $6.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $369.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $158.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $38.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $671.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $566.8 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.0 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Water Utilities | $208.7 million |
| Police Protection | $65.1 million |
| General NEC | $52.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $51.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $47.2 million |
| Sewerage | $30.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $12.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $10.2 million |
| Parking | $10.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $9.9 million |
| Judicial | $6.5 million |
| Electric Utilities | $5.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.4 million |
| Central Staff | $4.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.2 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $2.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.2 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.1 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $72.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.0 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $25.5 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $26.8 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $2.8 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $3.6 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $32.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $8.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $183.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $3.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $6.6 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $2.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $12.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $47.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $6.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $10.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $10.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $27.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $65.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $9.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $18.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $139.1 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $5.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $24.6 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $30.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $33.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $69.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $7.7 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $30.7 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $8.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $109.9 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $33.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $15.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $23.2 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $64.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $70.4 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $11.0 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.3 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $33.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $57.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 452019174889.