Town Hall · Johnsonville

Johnsonville, SC town hall & government

Johnsonville spent $4.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,111 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Johnsonville's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,111
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$2,345 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million54%
Water & other utilities
$1 million22%
Police
$745,00016%
Administration & buildings
$328,0007%
Parks & libraries
$9,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 59%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Johnsonville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Johnsonville

Full-time staff
18
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Florence School District 5

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

Spending per pupil
$15,178
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
1,218
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,178 per pupil, $8,411 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Johnsonville pay

Typical tax bill
$664
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$167,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Johnsonville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofjohnsonville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Johnsonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Johnsonville

Johnsonville is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Russell Fry. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Johnsonville'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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