Town Hall · Whitmire

Whitmire, SC town hall & government

Whitmire spent $906,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $625 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whitmire's money goes

Spent
$906,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$625
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$382,00042%
Sewer & trash
$248,00027%
Administration & buildings
$209,00023%
Parks & libraries
$53,0006%
Fire
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 27%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
Town workforce

Who works for Whitmire

Full-time staff
16
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
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

Newberry County School District

Whitmire's K–12 school district, shared with Little Mountain, Newberry, Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity and Silverstreet. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,697
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
5,773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,697 per pupil, $8,431 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 Whitmire pay

Typical tax bill
$561
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$53,500
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 Whitmire's government

Town hall & decisions in Whitmire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitmire

Whitmire is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Sheri Biggs. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Whitmire'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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