City government · Dearborn County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greendale took in $44.9 million and spent $30.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)80%City taxes11%State tax money8.2%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Greendale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
10%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$36.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$26.0 million
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$968 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$3.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$118 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

55%

of Greendale'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
55%$17.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$980 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$495 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$217 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$643 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$513 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$398 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$398 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$389 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$96 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greendale. 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 Greendale 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.