City government · Putnam County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greencastle took in $23.3 million and spent $25.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money28%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
34%$7.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$15 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$6.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$178 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development8.8%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of Greencastle's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$294 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$554 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Housing and community development
8.8%$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greencastle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Greencastle 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.