County government · Whitley County, KY

Whitley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whitley County took in $31.9 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes27%State tax money23%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)22%Federal tax money16%Fines and other11%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Whitley County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes27%

Individual income tax
20%$6.3 million
Property tax
4.6%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$539 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$130 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$114 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$521 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$5.0 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$378 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Health and hospitals32%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

32%

of Whitley County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
  • Government buildings$206 thousand
Health and hospitals
32%$8.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$874 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$575 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$872 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$872 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$461 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitley County. 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 Whitley County 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.