Town Hall · Honea Path

Honea Path, SC town hall & government

Honea Path spent $3.2 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $842 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Honea Path's government.

Town budget

Where Honea Path's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$842
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$291,000
$76 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1 million32%
Water & other utilities
$805,00025%
Police
$790,00024%
Fire
$347,00011%
Parks & libraries
$137,0004%
Administration & buildings
$83,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Honea Path

Full-time staff
23
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Honea Path didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Anderson School District 2

Honea Path's K–12 school district, shared with Belton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,238
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
3,512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,238 per pupil, $7,978 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Honea Path: Abbeville County School District ($14,900 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Honea Path pay

Typical tax bill
$912
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$155,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Honea Path's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofhoneapath.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Honea Path →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Honea Path

Honea Path is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Sheri Biggs. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Honea Path's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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