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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Plains took in $288 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Federal tax money22%City taxes16%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

36%

of White Plains' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes16%

Other taxes
13%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$9 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$39 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$64 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$103 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.7%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%

What stands out

47%

of White Plains' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White Plains. 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 Plains 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.