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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenville took in $60 thousand and spent $34 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%County and local tax money17%State tax money12%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
37%$22 thousand
Sales tax
22%$13 thousand

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$10 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%

What stands out

50%

of Greenville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenville. 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 Greenville 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.