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White Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), White Plains took in $241 million and spent $247 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other14%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

24%

of White Plains' money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
28%$67.8 million
Sales tax
24%$57.5 million
Other taxes
7.8%$18.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$14.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$54.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$31.9 million
  • Water$17.7 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$169 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$7.8 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$324 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$23.8 million
Fines
4.3%$10.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

31%

of White Plains' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$89.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46.1 million
  • Fire protection$33.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$75.5 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$36.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29.4 million
  • Government buildings$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$29.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$14.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$19.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$19.3 million
  • Parking$247 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$17.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.6 million
  • Libraries$6.1 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$14.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White Plains. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of White Plains 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.