City government · Greene County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Greensboro took in $10.9 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)62%City taxes18%County and local tax money17%Fines and other3.0%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Greensboro's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
11%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$399 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$299 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$227 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.3%$801 thousand

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$4.2 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$748 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$78 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
2.5%$269 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

56%

of Greensboro'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
56%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$3.7 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$601 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$473 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$777 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$258 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on gas supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on gas supply debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$90 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greensboro. 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 Greensboro 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.