City government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenville took in $13.1 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%City taxes31%State tax money19%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

30%

of Greenville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Housing$726 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • Transit fares$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$183 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.5 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$129 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$678 thousand
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt2.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

56%

of Greenville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Water supply$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$453 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$770 thousand
  • Public transit$344 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$732 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$732 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$451 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$434 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$180 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 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.