City government · Meriwether County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenville took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes21%County and local tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.0%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Greenville'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 taxes21%

Property tax
13%$266 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$379 thousand
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$42 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$24 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$322 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$259 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

25%

of Greenville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$880 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$471 thousand
  • Sewer systems$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$498 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$326 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$272 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$105 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City 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.