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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whiting took in $893 thousand and spent $578 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes35%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

11%

of Whiting's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
24%$215 thousand
Sales tax
11%$97 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$131 thousand
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$54 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$121 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

15%

of Whiting's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whiting. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.