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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitewood took in $2.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%City taxes29%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
16%$382 thousand
Property tax
12%$281 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$581 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$254 thousand
  • Sewer$223 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Liquor stores$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$37 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$22 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

29%

of Whitewood'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
36%$594 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
  • Water supply$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$473 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$457 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whitewood. 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 City of Whitewood 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.