Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Holly Hill run?
Holly Hill’s city government spent $612,000 on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, about $527 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Holly Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Holly Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Orangeburg County School District
Holly Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Bowman, Branchville, Cope, Cordova, Elloree and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,009 per pupil, $8,114 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.
About $527 per resident a year, or $1.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 58%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Holly Hill didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Holly Hill yet
Every year of Holly Hill’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,229 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Holly Hill’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 Holly Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Holly Hill →
Who’s in charge in Holly Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Holly Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofhollyhillsc.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,162).
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.
Holly Hill’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holly Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Orangeburg County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.8%22,832 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.2%13,750 votesOthers: 1.0% (388 votes).
Most votes in Orangeburg County: Kamala D Harris
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Holly Hill lies in Orangeburg County. Every 2024 race in Orangeburg County is on the county’s page.
Orangeburg 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 Holly Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofhollyhillsc.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 Holly Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Holly Hill’s government
How much does Holly Hill spend per resident?
About $527 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Holly Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $612,000.
What is the property tax rate in Holly Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,229 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofhollyhillsc.com.
Who runs Holly Hill’s government?
See townofhollyhillsc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holly Hill yet.
How did Holly Hill vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holly Hill alone. Orangeburg County, where 100% of Holly Hill lies, voted Harris 61.8%, Trump 37.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Holly Hill?
17 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,008 (about $636,096 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Holly Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Tom Fernandez) and State House District 95 (Gilda Cobb-Hunter). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Holly Hill’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Holly Hill, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →