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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitehall took in $43.0 million and spent $40.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%State tax money13%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

76%

of Whitehall's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes78%

Individual income tax
76%$32.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$519 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$371 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$841 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$841 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$5.5 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$2.8 million
Fines
0.4%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

51%

of Whitehall's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$20.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$911 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$474 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$923 thousand
Social services
0.9%$380 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$380 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$374 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$374 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$282 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$282 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$42 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whitehall. 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 City 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.