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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White took in $1.1 million and spent $936 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes25%State tax money1.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
13%$144 thousand
Sales tax
12%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$810 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$570 thousand
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

73%

of White'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
73%$684 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$476 thousand
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$133 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White. 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 White 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.