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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Greenwood took in $123 million and spent $125 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)79%State tax money8.5%City taxes5.7%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

79%

of Greenwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes5.7%

Property tax
4.9%$6.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$603 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$242 thousand
  • Other licenses$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$96.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$58.5 million
  • Electric power$29.4 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$35 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$10.5 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$6.2 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2.6 million
Fines
0.2%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Running the government and other costs3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

55%

of Greenwood's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
55%$69.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$69.0 million
  • Public health$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$38.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$29.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$361 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$489 thousand
  • Government buildings$377 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
  • Libraries$543 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$973 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City 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.