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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitewater took in $254 thousand and spent $247 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%Town taxes22%State tax money7.5%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Town taxes22%

Sales tax
8.7%$22 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$17 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$128 thousand
  • Water$20 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$19 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$9 thousand
Fines
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

51%

of Whitewater'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
51%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitewater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Whitewater 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.