New Hope Farm · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Wellford run?
Wellford’s city government spent $708,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $255 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wellford didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wellford is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Spartanburg School District 5
Wellford’s K–12 school district, shared with Duncan, Reidville, Lyman, Greer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,331 per pupil, $7,944 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.
Spartanburg School District 6 · $15,369 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $255 per resident a year, or $0.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 48%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wellford 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 Wellford yet
Every year of Wellford’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 18 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,360 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 Wellford’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.
Tax bills are one input to Wellford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wellford →
Who’s in charge in Wellford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 154 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,774).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Wellford’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 Wellford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Spartanburg County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%103,032 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.6%50,710 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,855 votes).
Most votes in Spartanburg County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Wellford lies in Spartanburg County. Every 2024 race in Spartanburg County is on the county’s page.
Spartanburg 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 Wellford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseWellford is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Wellford compares with the towns next door
Wellford’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Wellford’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wellford’s government
How much does Wellford spend per resident?
About $255 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wellford didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $765,000.
What is the property tax rate in Wellford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,360 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Wellford’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wellford yet.
How did Wellford vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wellford alone. Spartanburg County, where 100% of Wellford lies, voted Trump 66.2%, Harris 32.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wellford?
18 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $86,981 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wellford in the state legislature?
Wellford 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 Wellford’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 Wellford, 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 →