St. Paul Camp Ground · Photo: ProfReader · CC BY-SA 3.0Harleyville spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Harleyville’s town government spent $984,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,410 per resident. Water and other utilities ($146,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Harleyville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,068 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Harleyville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,068 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $490, and the middle half spent $233–$915. Harleyville spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($226,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Harleyville itself left out).
About $1,410 per resident a year, or $3.86 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 44%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 31% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Harleyville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,068 · 2024: $1,410.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,301 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Harleyville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Harleyville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harleyville →
Who’s in charge in Harleyville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Harleyville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on harleyvillesc.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 116 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (698).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Dorchester School District 4
Harleyville’s K–12 school district, shared with Reevesville, Ridgeville, St. George. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,421 per pupil, $8,806 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Harleyville’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Harleyville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dorchester County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%43,839 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.8%32,489 votesOthers: 1.8% (1,436 votes).
Most votes in Dorchester County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Harleyville lies in Dorchester County. Every 2024 race in Dorchester County is on the county’s page.
Dorchester County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Harleyville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: harleyvillesc.com ↗
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Harleyville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Harleyville’s government
How much does Harleyville spend per resident?
About $1,410 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,068 was more than 80% of 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Harleyville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,301 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see harleyvillesc.com.
Who runs Harleyville’s government?
See harleyvillesc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harleyville yet.
How did Harleyville vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Harleyville alone. Dorchester County, where 100% of Harleyville lies, voted Trump 56.4%, Harris 41.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Harleyville?
6 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,291 (about $231,492 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Harleyville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Tom Fernandez) and State House District 102 (Harriet Holman). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Harleyville’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →