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Moncks Corner, SC town hall & government

Moncks Corner spent $5.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $341 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moncks Corner's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$341
typical South Carolina cities: $2,655
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$92 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million43%
Parks & libraries
$912,00018%
Police
$856,00016%
Sewer & trash
$612,00012%
Fire
$476,0009%
Interest on debt
$72,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$16,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 36%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moncks Corner

Full-time staff
103
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 23 full-time firefighters
Police
36 full-time
Fire
24 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Berkeley County School District

Moncks Corner's K–12 school district, shared with Bonneau, Goose Creek, Hanahan, Jamestown, St. Stephen and Charleston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,371
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
39,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$998.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,371 per pupil, $7,104 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 Moncks Corner pay

Typical tax bill
$1,805
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$333,200
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 Moncks Corner's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmonckscorner.sc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moncks Corner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moncks Corner

Moncks Corner is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Nancy Mace. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Moncks Corner'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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