Town government · Caroline County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greensboro took in $14.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money80%Town taxes8.8%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.8%Fines and other2.0%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes8.8%

Property tax
6.7%$959 thousand
Individual income tax
1.2%$170 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money80%

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

From the federal government
80%$11.4 million

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$132 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$285 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$790 thousand
  • Water supply$405 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$230 thousand
  • Gas supply$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$562 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$353 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$544 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$522 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greensboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greensboro 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.