Town government · Greene County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greeneville took in $209 million and spent $218 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, garbage collection)64%State tax money14%Town taxes13%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

64%

of Greeneville'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%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
5.4%$11.2 million
Sales tax
5.1%$10.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$804 thousand
  • Other licenses$790 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$135 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Electric power$127 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$915 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$784 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$716 thousand
  • School lunches$486 thousand
  • Parking$43 thousand

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%$66 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$28.3 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$15.6 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$3.9 million
Fines
0.2%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Schools and colleges21%Running the government and other costs6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

21%

of Greeneville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$138 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$133 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Schools and colleges
21%$46.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$15.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$774 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$604 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$254 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Parking$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$460 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$685 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$41 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greeneville. 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 Town of Greeneville 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.