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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Greenwood took in $441 thousand and spent $536 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%State tax money19%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

38%

of Greenwood's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes41%

Other taxes
38%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$28 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$13 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

50%

of Greenwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$267 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenwood. 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 Greenwood 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.