Town government · Jefferson County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whitehall took in $1.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%Town taxes26%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

68%

of Whitehall'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%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
25%$286 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$783 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$53 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.0%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

49%

of Whitehall'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
49%$788 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$345 thousand
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$529 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitehall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Whitehall 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.