Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenville took in $5.7 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)31%State tax money12%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Greenville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
23%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
13%$765 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$339 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$154 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$105 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Road charges$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$488 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$704 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$85 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$186 thousand
Fines
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Housing and community development7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

7.4%

of Greenville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 million
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$928 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$613 thousand
  • Fire protection$483 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Housing and community development
7.4%$513 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$452 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$400 thousand
  • Airports$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.