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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 $436 thousand and spent $388 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money35%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Greenwood's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$227 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$44 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$153 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Health and hospitals4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Greenwood's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$41 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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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.