City government · Greenwood County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greenwood took in $92.1 million and spent $75.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)69%City taxes17%Fines and other5.2%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

69%

of Greenwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
8.6%$7.9 million
Other taxes
8.5%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.8 million
  • Public utility licenses$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$63.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$24.6 million
  • Gas$23.5 million
  • Water$13.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$694 thousand
  • Road charges$115 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$2.4 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$3.0 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$4.2 million
Fines
0.6%$597 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs4.6%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Sent to other local governments2.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Greenwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$53.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$20.0 million
  • Gas supply$19.9 million
  • Water supply$11.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$738 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$400 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$3.5 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$680 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$426 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 2 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$275 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$59 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$8 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City 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.