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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenville took in $18.7 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money6.5%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

36%

of Greenville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Individual income tax
36%$6.8 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$979 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$463 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$160 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.3%$1.6 million
Property tax
6.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Transit fares$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$522 thousand
Fines
0.5%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Greenville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$612 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$698 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Public transit$804 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$920 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$920 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$124 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenville. 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 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.