Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Whitman took in $53.9 million and spent $53.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%State tax money7.6%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Whitman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
65%$34.9 million
Other taxes
1.3%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$451 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.0 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$4.1 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$3.9 million
Fines
0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

39%

of Whitman's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$20.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.1 million
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$9.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$687 thousand
  • Government buildings$281 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$264 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$602 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$529 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$460 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$283 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$177 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$290 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$290 thousand
Social services
0.4%$239 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$239 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Whitman 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.