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White Hall's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Hall took in $5.7 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%State tax money19%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)14%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

20%

of White Hall's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Sales tax
20%$1.2 million
Other taxes
19%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$776 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$234 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.9%$452 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
  • Garbage collection$338 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.1 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$863 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$185 thousand
Fines
1.7%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

39%

of White Hall's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$311 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$799 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$799 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$279 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White Hall. 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 City of White Hall 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.