Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5Greenville spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Greenville’s town government spent $1.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,025 per resident. Water and other utilities ($481,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Greenville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,025 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Greenville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,025 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,101, and the middle half spent $538–$1,708. Greenville spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($237,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Greenville itself left out).
About $2,025 per resident a year, or $5.55 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 55%.
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No trend yet
Greenville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Greenville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greenville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on mygreenvillefl.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 139 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (831).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Madison County School District
Greenville’s K–12 school district, shared with Lee, Madison. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,730 per pupil, $6,759 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Greenville’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greenville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Madison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.0%5,874 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.2%3,231 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Madison County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Greenville lies in Madison County. Every 2024 race in Madison County is on the county’s page.
Madison County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Greenville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: mygreenvillefl.com ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Greenville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greenville’s government
How much does Greenville spend per resident?
About $2,025 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,025 was more than 80% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Greenville’s government?
See mygreenvillefl.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greenville yet.
How did Greenville vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greenville alone. Madison County, where 100% of Greenville lies, voted Trump 64.0%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greenville?
6 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,051 (about $216,612 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Greenville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Corey Simon) and State House District 9 (Allison Tant). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Greenville’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →