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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greene took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 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 taxes36%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

5.9%

of Greene's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
30%$590 thousand
Sales tax
5.9%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$930 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$380 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$79 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$147 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$43 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Interest on debt9.0%All other spending15%

What stands out

14%

of Greene's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$336 thousand
  • Water supply$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$80 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$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greene. 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 Greene 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.