Photo: Efy96001 · CC BY-SA 3.0Monetta spent less per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Monetta’s town government spent $32,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $133 per resident. Water and other utilities ($75,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Monetta is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$133 per resident in 2022: less than 90% of them
Monetta’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($133 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 $531, and the middle half spent $239–$923. Monetta spent less than 90% of 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; Monetta itself left out).
About $133 per resident a year, or $0.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Monetta reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $414 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Monetta’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 Monetta’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monetta →
Who’s in charge in Monetta
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 121 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (241).
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.
Aiken County School District
Monetta’s K–12 school district, shared with Aiken, Burnettown, Jackson, New Ellenton, Perry and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,241 per pupil, $7,749 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.
Monetta’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 Monetta alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Aiken County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.3%53,592 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.4%31,298 votesOthers: 1.4% (1,201 votes).
Most votes in Aiken County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
54% of Monetta lies in Aiken County; the rest in Saluda County. Every 2024 race in Aiken County is on the county’s page.
Aiken 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 Monetta.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseMonetta is split between 2 districts
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Monetta’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Monetta’s government
How much does Monetta spend per resident?
About $133 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $133 was less than 90% of 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Monetta’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monetta yet.
How did Monetta vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Monetta alone. Aiken County, where 54% of Monetta lies, voted Trump 62.3%, Harris 36.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monetta?
2 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,102 (about $97,224 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Monetta in the state legislature?
Monetta is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The South Carolina Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Monetta’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 →