City government · Decatur County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greensburg took in $36.7 million and spent $51.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Federal tax money22%Fines and other5.0%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Greensburg's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$9.1 million
Individual income tax
11%$4.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$861 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$792 thousand
  • Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$518 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$118 thousand
  • Airport$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$8.1 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$706 thousand

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%$160 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Greensburg's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$8.0 million
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$5.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$725 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$725 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greensburg. 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 Greensburg 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.