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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Whittemore took in $2.2 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)61%State tax money17%City taxes13%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

61%

of Whittemore'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%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
9.5%$211 thousand
Sales tax
3.8%$85 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 services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$620 thousand
  • Gas$310 thousand
  • Water$149 thousand
  • Sewer$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$35 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$381 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$21 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

63%

of Whittemore'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
63%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 3 more
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
  • Electric power$495 thousand
  • Gas supply$289 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
  • Water supply$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$323 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$56 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whittemore. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Whittemore 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.