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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenwood took in $4.6 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money8.4%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Sales tax
14%$631 thousand
Other taxes
11%$501 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$368 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$368 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$385 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
2.4%$110 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Greenwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$975 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$691 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$691 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$584 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$85 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$85 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City 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 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.