City government · Greenville County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenville took in $387 million and spent $256 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)38%City taxes37%Fines and other22%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Greenville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
16%$61.9 million
Other taxes
15%$58.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$374 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$22.8 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$148 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 7 more
  • Water$78.6 million
  • Other service charges$17.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.8 million
  • Parking$12.7 million
  • Transit fares$8.4 million
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Road charges$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9 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%$2.3 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$7.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$956 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$84.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

38%

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
38%$96.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$72.4 million
  • Sewer systems$14.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$60.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$35.7 million
  • Fire protection$21.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$51.9 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$36.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$22.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking; public transit and 1 more
  • Parking$10.6 million
  • Public transit$8.5 million
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$16.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$4.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.1 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$281 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$898 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.