Town government · Caddo Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenwood took in $3.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Town taxes32%State tax money18%Fines and other8.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
17%$602 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$279 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$266 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$435 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$656 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Fines
7.4%$269 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Greenwood'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$324 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$645 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$469 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$469 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenwood 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.