Town government · Weakley County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenfield took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%State tax money3.1%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

18%

of Greenfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
23%$482 thousand
Sales tax
18%$367 thousand
Other taxes
13%$261 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$233 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$825 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$392 thousand
  • Garbage collection$207 thousand
  • Water$189 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$38 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$65 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
2.0%$41 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Greenfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$683 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$510 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$579 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$469 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$480 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenfield 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.