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Greenbrier's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenbrier took in $6.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%City taxes44%Fines and other6.6%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

36%

of Greenbrier's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
36%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.5%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$324 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$164 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$644 thousand
  • Sewer$575 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.3%$350 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
5.3%$347 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Running the government and other costs5.4%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Greenbrier's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$665 thousand
  • Sewer systems$463 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$953 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$734 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$831 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$831 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$468 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenbrier. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Greenbrier itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.