City government · Hunt County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Greenville took in $220 million and spent $174 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%City taxes17%Fines and other17%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

65%

of Greenville'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
8.1%$17.9 million
Sales tax
5.2%$11.5 million
Other taxes
3.5%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$643 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$142 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$111 million
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Airport$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$550 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$423 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%$9 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$3.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$36.3 million
Fines
0.2%$426 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.3%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

67%

of Greenville'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
67%$117 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$97.9 million
  • Water supply$8.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$19.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$721 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$662 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$994 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$6.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$3.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$6.6 million
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$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$569 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$765 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 September 30, 2023.

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.