City government · Sweetwater County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Green River took in $38.5 million and spent $45.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money32%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Federal tax money16%City taxes4.8%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

32%

of Green River's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
3.2%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$621 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$503 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$589 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$475 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$6.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$9.7 million

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$12.1 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

71%

of Green River'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
71%$32.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$31.9 million
  • Water supply$675 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$795 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$695 thousand
  • Government buildings$227 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$594 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$351 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$351 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Green River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Green River 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.