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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwood took in $902 thousand and spent $795 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money22%Fines and other9.9%Fees for services (water)4.8%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

10%

of Greenwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$525 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$39 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$198 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$88 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Health and hospitals1.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

5.9%

of Greenwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$484 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$484 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$211 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.