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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Whittemore took in $263 thousand and spent $196 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%City taxes26%County and local tax money11%Fees for services9.9%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
22%$57 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$128 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$29 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Whittemore'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$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
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whittemore. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.