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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whiteville took in $13.3 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, liquor stores)54%City taxes32%State tax money12%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
20%$2.6 million
Sales tax
10%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$305 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$70 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

26%

of Whiteville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Water supply$986 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$884 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$1.0 million
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$569 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$891 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$891 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$887 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$810 thousand
  • Parking$77 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$133 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whiteville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Whiteville 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.