Town government · Boone County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Whitestown took in $61.2 million and spent $61.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money34%Town taxes29%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Whitestown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes29%

Property tax
22%$13.4 million
Other taxes
7.2%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$21.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$368 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$21.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$592 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt2.4%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Whitestown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$40.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$183 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitestown. 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 Whitestown 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.