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Latta, SC town hall & government

Latta spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,635 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Latta's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,635
typical South Carolina cities: $2,655
Long-term debt
$435,000
$346 per resident
Roads & transportation
$916,00028%
Sewer & trash
$675,00020%
Fire
$438,00013%
Police
$419,00013%
Administration & buildings
$302,0009%
Water & other utilities
$290,0009%
Parks & libraries
$129,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$37,0001%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Other
$106,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 2%

Latta didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Latta

Full-time staff
20
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Latta didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dillon School District 3

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

Spending per pupil
$11,288
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
1,512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14,000
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $11,288 per pupil, $6,032 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 Latta pay

Typical tax bill
$689
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$108,500
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 Latta's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflatta.sc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Latta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Latta

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

All of Latta'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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