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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Greenville took in $3.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Town taxes9.6%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money7.1%

What stands out

63%

of Greenville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes9.6%

Other taxes
6.4%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$158 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$114 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$418 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$255 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$2.3 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$318 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

42%

of Greenville'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
42%$919 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$919 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$481 thousand
  • Sewer systems$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$334 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$334 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenville 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.