These figures cover ALL incorporated municipalities in Richland County combined, not just this city. SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office only publishes a county-wide cities aggregate; per-city budgets are filed but not released to the public. Every city in the same county shows the same totals.
Total Revenuei
$251.6M
-9.1%YoY
Total Expenditurei
$265.0M
+96.4%YoY
Property Tax Revenuei
$381K
0.2%of revenue
Revenue vs Expenditurei
$251.6M
$265.0M
Revenue
Expenditure
$13.4M deficit
Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari
Revenues from Local Sources
+15.1%84.3%$212.2M
Licenses, Fees, Charges, & Bonds
+22.4%47.8%$120.2M
Licenses & Permits
+23%23.4%$58.8M
Current Property Taxes
-1.5%18.4%$46.2M
Current Real & Personal Property Taxes
-2.2%18.2%$45.8M
Miscellaneous
+39.4%12.6%$31.8M
Service Revenue & Charges
+7.2%11.8%$29.6M
Local Option Sales Tax
+20.5%9.4%$23.6M
Local Hospitality Tax
+14%7.3%$18.4M
Revenues from Other Local Sources
+6.9%6.1%$15.3M
Revenues from Federal Sources
-55.1%5.3%$13.2M
Revenues from State Sources
-77.7%4.3%$10.8M
State-Shared Taxes (Aid to Subdivisions)
+3.9%2.1%$5.3M
State Grants
-90.4%1.6%$4.0M
Local Accommodations Tax
+8.5%1.5%$3.9M
Homestead Exemption
+2.4%0.5%$1.3M
Fee In Lieu of Property Tax
0.2%$381K
Manufacturer's Depreciation Reimbursement
+13158000%0.1%$132K
All Other Property Taxes
-57.4%0%$27K
Capital Projects & Other Local Taxes
-14.9%0%$2K
Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari
Public Safety
+104.1%46%$121.9M
Administration
+28.2%20.7%$54.8M
Environment & Housing
+1200.7%13.5%$35.7M
Recreation & Culture
+23.3%8.5%$22.4M
Purchase of Land & Facility Construction
+87.2%6.6%$17.5M
Debt Service & Interest on Debt
+753.5%2.7%$7.1M
Transportation
+5909%2.1%$5.5M
All Other Expenditures
-85.1%0.1%$192K
By Fundi
Generali$13.4M deficit
$251.6M
$265.0M
Columbia, SC Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown