Town Hall · Nichols

Nichols, SC town hall & government

Nichols spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,775 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Nichols's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,775
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$13,000
$40 per resident
Police
$808,00065%
Sewer & trash
$213,00017%
Administration & buildings
$182,00015%
Fire
$30,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 67%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nichols

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion School District 10

Nichols's K–12 school district, shared with Marion, Mullins 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 Nichols pay

Typical tax bill
$544
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$81,700
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 Nichols's government

Town hall & decisions in Nichols →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nichols

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

All of Nichols'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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