ZIP 29651 · Greer, SC

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 29651: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for South Carolina governments, each government's own audited annual financial report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 29651?
29651 is served by the State of South Carolina, Greenville County School District, Greenville County, Spartanburg County, Spartanburg County School District 5 and the City of Greer. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of South Carolina spent $49.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Greenville County School District spent $1.20 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Greenville County spent $552 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Spartanburg County spent $372 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Spartanburg County School District 5 spent $257 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Greer spent $160 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 29651?
Of the governments serving 29651, Greenville County School District collected $457 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Greenville County collected $285 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Spartanburg County collected $156 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), State of South Carolina collected $92.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Spartanburg County School District 5 collected $54.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Greer collected $25.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 29651.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Greenville County, Spartanburg County, Greer and Greenville County School District

Why not this year? South Carolina governments with newer filings show figures from each government's own audited annual financial report (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 29651

Greenville County School District$457 million

34% of its $1.35 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Greenville County$285 million

56% of its $512 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Spartanburg County$156 million

37% of its $420 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of South Carolina$92.8 million

0.2% of its $47.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Spartanburg County School District 5$54.4 million

28% of its $193 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Greer$25.4 million

15% of its $166 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Greenville County

$552 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

About 55% of this ZIP is in Greenville County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes59%Grants from federal, state and local governments19%Fees for services18%Fines and other4.5%
Full Greenville County breakdown

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$285 million
Other taxes
3.2%$16.4 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$92.6 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments19%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
19%$95.7 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$22.9 million
Greenville County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs27%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Sent to other local governments6.0%All other spending8.8%
Full Greenville County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$248 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$151 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.8%$37.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$33.5 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$33.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$31.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$16.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$236 thousand
Greenville County page →

Spartanburg County

$372 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 45% of this ZIP is in Spartanburg County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%State tax money17%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.6%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money1.2%
Full Spartanburg County breakdown

What stands out

23%

of Spartanburg County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
37%$156 million
Other taxes
23%$96.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$81.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$641 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$23.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$16.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$13.8 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$69.8 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$5.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$51.3 million
Fines
1.0%$4.1 million
Spartanburg County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Housing and community development9.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

9%

of Spartanburg County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Spartanburg County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$123 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$63.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$22.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$20.9 million
  • Fire protection$13.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$81.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$47.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$45.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$36.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$16.6 million
Housing and community development
9.0%$33.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$17.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$476 thousand
Social services
3.5%$13.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$5.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.6 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$3.2 million
Spartanburg County page →

Your city

City of Greer

$160 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 16% of this ZIP is in Greer.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)64%City taxes25%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Greer'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%.

Full Greer breakdown

City taxes25%

Property tax
15%$25.4 million
Other taxes
10%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$105 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$53.9 million
  • Gas$28.7 million
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

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%$4 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$201 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$451 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$17.7 million
Fines
0.1%$214 thousand
Greer page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

52%

of Greer's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Greer breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$83.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$48.0 million
  • Gas supply$19.4 million
  • Water supply$7.1 million
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$46.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Fire protection$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$964 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$3.1 million
Greer page →

Your schools

Greenville County School District

$1.20 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 66% of this ZIP is in Greenville County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes34%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.4%
Full Greenville County School District breakdown

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$457 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$32.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$24.8 million
  • School lunches$7.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$765 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$38.5 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$59.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$962 thousand
Greenville County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Greenville County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$1.18 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.18 billion
Interest on debt
1.9%$22.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$214 thousand
Greenville County School District page →

Spartanburg County School District 5

$257 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 30% of this ZIP is in Spartanburg County School District 5.

Where the money comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes30%County and local tax money16%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Spartanburg County School District 5's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

Full Spartanburg County School District 5 breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
28%$54.4 million
Sales tax
1.9%$3.6 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • School lunches$396 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$93.0 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$31.4 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$7.7 million
Spartanburg County School District 5 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.4%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Spartanburg County School District 5 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$248 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$248 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$8.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$509 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$418 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$91 thousand
Spartanburg County School District 5 page →

Your state

State of South Carolina

$49.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes38%Federal tax money32%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)23%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

23%

of South Carolina's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full South Carolina breakdown

State taxes38%

Sales tax
14%$6.44 billion
Individual income tax
13%$6.15 billion
Other taxes
8.4%$4.00 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.25 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.03 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$361 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$322 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$223 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$189 million
  • Corporation licenses$188 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$143 million
  • Tobacco taxes$111 million
  • Amusement taxes$60.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$28.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$25.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$20.7 million
  • Other licenses$15.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$14.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
2.8%$1.35 billion
Property tax
0.2%$92.8 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$10.9 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 13 more
  • Hospital bills$4.79 billion
  • College tuition$2.17 billion
  • Electric power$1.88 billion
  • Other service charges$773 million
  • University housing and dining$680 million
  • Ports and waterways$404 million
  • Road charges$72.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$65.5 million
  • Housing$41.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$35.0 million
  • Other education charges$28.8 million
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Airport$457 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$367 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$15.0 billion

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.6%$279 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$3.21 billion
Fines
0.2%$107 million
South Carolina page →

Where the money goes

Social services26%Sent to local governments22%Schools and colleges17%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending16%

What stands out

13%

of South Carolina's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full South Carolina breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$13.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$12.8 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$80.5 million
  • Veterans' services$30.1 million
Sent to local governments
22%$10.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 15 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$907 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$801 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$150 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$83.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$50.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$17.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$17.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$16.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$5.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$5.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$732 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other education$504 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$8.34 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$4.89 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.49 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.15 billion
  • Other education$812 million
Health and hospitals
13%$6.16 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.95 billion
  • Public health$1.21 billion
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$3.33 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.68 billion
  • Ports and harbors$633 million
  • Airports$11.9 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$2.48 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.71 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$480 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 million
  • Other government administration$24.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.76 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$1.76 billion
  • Water supply$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$1.55 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$767 million
  • Police$347 million
  • Courts and legal services$207 million
  • Inspections and regulation$144 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$86.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$605 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$325 million
  • Interest on general debt$280 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$553 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$553 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$446 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$425 million
  • Libraries$21.5 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$256 million
South Carolina page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Greenville County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Greenville County. Greenville County, South Carolina, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

Spartanburg County School District 5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Greer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are from a South Carolina government's audited annual financial report for fiscal year 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They count the government's governmental funds and its enterprise funds (such as water, sewer, transit or airports), including construction spending and debt payments (principal as well as interest), and leave out internal service funds, pension and other trust funds, transfers between funds, borrowed money, depreciation and separately governed agencies the report lists apart. Grants are split into federal and state money only where the report itself splits them.

Hospitality taxes and franchise fees are counted as other taxes, and the fees collected by the county's elected offices as fees for services. The county property tax collected for the Greenville County Library System, a separate unit, is passed to it and counted under Sent to other local governments. Community development and planning, boards and commissions, and construction and equipment costs the report does not tie to a service are counted under Running the government and other costs. The county's solid waste, stormwater and parking funds are included. The Library System and the Redevelopment Authority are separate units and are not included.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.