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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Greenacres took in $49.4 million and spent $42.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%State tax money9.6%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Greenacres' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
40%$19.8 million
Other taxes
23%$11.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$937 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$457 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.3%$650 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$4.8 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$3.3 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.7 million
Fines
0.3%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals24%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

24%

of Greenacres' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$9.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$561 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$561 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenacres. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Greenacres 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.