City government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greenfield took in $129 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)76%City taxes13%State tax money8.5%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

76%

of Greenfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$16.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$361 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$98.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$46.0 million
  • Water$27.8 million
  • Sewer$22.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$353 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$11.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$572 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

43%

of Greenfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$49.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$42.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$666 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$231 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$46.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$43.8 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.3 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$802 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$802 thousand
Social services
0.1%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenfield. 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 Greenfield 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.