Town government · Whitley County, IN

South Whitley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), South Whitley took in $3.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%Town taxes32%Fines and other2.7%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

63%

of South Whitley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
26%$953 thousand
Sales tax
3.0%$112 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Water$535 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$77 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

62%

of South Whitley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$544 thousand
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Electric power$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$370 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Police$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$35 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Whitley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of South Whitley 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.