City government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Whiting took in $24.0 million and spent $19.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)17%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other4.7%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

71%

of Whiting's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes72%

Property tax
71%$17.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$21 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Water$956 thousand
  • Parking$428 thousand
  • Garbage collection$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$280 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

22%

of Whiting'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$824 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whiting. 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 City of Whiting 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.