Town Hall · Mullins

Mullins, SC town hall & government

Mullins spent $6.1 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,554 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mullins's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,554
typical South Carolina cities: $2,761
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$422 per resident
Fire
$1.6 million26%
Police
$1.3 million22%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million22%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million21%
Parks & libraries
$357,0006%
Paid to other governments
$140,0002%
Interest on debt
$79,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,000<1%
Other
$16,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Mullins

Full-time staff
44
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
14 full-time
Fire
9 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
4 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

Marion School District 10

Mullins's K–12 school district, shared with Marion, Nichols and Sellers. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,669
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
3,808
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $17,669 per pupil, $7,677 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 Mullins pay

Typical tax bill
$536
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$95,300
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 Mullins's government

🏛️ Official websitemullinssc.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mullins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mullins

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

All of Mullins'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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