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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwood took in $418 thousand and spent $392 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes24%Fines and other18%Federal tax money7.9%County and local tax money2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Greenwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax

24%$102 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services

0.2%$1 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection

Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government

7.9%$33 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state

46%$194 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.9%$12 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other

18%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs8.9%Interest on debt1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Greenwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

47%$185 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$185 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

41%$161 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$161 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$35 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Government buildings$5 thousand

Interest on debt

1.8%$7 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.0%$4 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenwood 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.