City government · Sumner County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), White House took in $26.7 million and spent $42.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%State tax money11%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

of White House's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Sales tax
22%$5.8 million
Property tax
21%$5.7 million
Other taxes
2.5%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$657 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$173 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.3 million
Fines
0.3%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

40%

of White House's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
40%$17.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.3 million
  • Libraries$642 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$878 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$255 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$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White House. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of White House 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.