Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitehall took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money23%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

4%

of Whitehall's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
65%$931 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$329 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$56 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$40 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

5.6%

of Whitehall's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$842 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$842 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$306 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.