City government · Pitt County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenville took in $457 million and spent $411 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%City taxes15%Fines and other8.2%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money2.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

67%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
9.2%$41.9 million
Sales tax
5.2%$23.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$306 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 9 more
  • Electric power$179 million
  • Gas$40.6 million
  • Sewer$34.6 million
  • Water$27.0 million
  • Garbage collection$9.2 million
  • Other service charges$8.1 million
  • Hospital bills$4.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Parking$612 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$2.8 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$33.9 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$9.0 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$37.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Running the government and other costs7.0%Housing and community development4.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

61%

of Greenville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$251 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$166 million
  • Gas supply$32.6 million
  • Sewer systems$24.6 million
  • Water supply$19.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$54.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$34.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$34.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$31.2 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$28.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$18.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$15.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.1 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$7.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$592 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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.