Village government · Cass County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Greenwood took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)70%Village taxes18%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

70%

of Greenwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes18%

Other taxes
7.3%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$142 thousand
Sales tax
4.6%$110 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$743 thousand
  • Other service charges$585 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand
  • Water$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$140 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Housing and community development4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%

What stands out

53%

of Greenwood'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
53%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$555 thousand
  • Water supply$350 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$327 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)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Housing and community development
4.5%$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.