City government · Greenville County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greer took in $166 million and spent $160 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 (electric power, gas)64%City taxes25%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Greer'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 taxes25%

Property tax
15%$25.4 million
Other taxes
10%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$105 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$53.9 million
  • Gas$28.7 million
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$201 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$451 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$17.7 million
Fines
0.1%$214 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

52%

of Greer'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
52%$83.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$48.0 million
  • Gas supply$19.4 million
  • Water supply$7.1 million
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$46.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Fire protection$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$964 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$3.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greer. 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 Greer 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.