How is Waterloo run?
Waterloo’s town government spent $83,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $488 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Waterloo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Laurens School District 55
Waterloo’s K–12 school district, shared with Gray Court, Laurens. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,531 per pupil, $8,311 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 $488 per resident a year, or $1.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$488 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Waterloo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($488 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 $233–$923. Waterloo spent less than 52% 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; Waterloo itself left out).
No trend yet
Waterloo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $383 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 Waterloo’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 Waterloo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Waterloo →
Who’s in charge in Waterloo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Waterloo’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 Waterloo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Laurens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.9%21,110 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.0%8,769 votesOthers: 1.1% (334 votes).
Most votes in Laurens County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Waterloo lies in Laurens County. Every 2024 race in Laurens County is on the county’s page.
Laurens 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 Waterloo.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Waterloo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Waterloo’s government
How much does Waterloo spend per resident?
About $488 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $488 was less than 52% of 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Waterloo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Waterloo yet.
How did Waterloo vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Waterloo alone. Laurens County, where 100% of Waterloo lies, voted Trump 69.9%, Harris 29.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Waterloo?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,877 (about $34,524 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Waterloo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Danny Verdin) and State House District 14 (Luke Rankin). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Waterloo’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; 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 →