City government · Kiowa County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greensburg took in $4.3 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes22%State tax money14%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.7%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
11%$454 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$287 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Amusement taxes$97 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water$317 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
  • Garbage collection$136 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$591 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
3.7%$160 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

12%

of Greensburg's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$330 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$502 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
  • Airports$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$247 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$131 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$51 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.