Town government · Johnson County, IN

Whiteland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whiteland took in $1.3 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)46%Fines and other43%Town taxes11%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Whiteland's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
4.6%$57 thousand
Individual income tax
3.5%$44 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$558 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
43%$535 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

38%

of Whiteland's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$941 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$502 thousand
  • Sewer systems$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$920 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$784 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whiteland. 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 Town of Whiteland 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.