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Green Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Green Bay took in $240 million and spent $235 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes30%State tax money15%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money4.6%

What stands out

15%

of Green Bay's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$68.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$974 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$590 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
-<0.1%-$2 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$83.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$43.1 million
  • Water$23.9 million
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$73 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$14.2 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$35.6 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$11.0 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$21.7 million
Fines
0.8%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

17%

of Green Bay's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$69.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$33.4 million
  • Fire protection$33.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$64.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$35.2 million
  • Water supply$21.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$39.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$26.2 million
  • Public transit$10.3 million
  • Parking$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$38.2 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$30.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$993 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$15.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.2 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$7.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$595 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$595 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$393 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$393 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Green Bay. 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 Green Bay 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.