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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Whitwell took in $1.2 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%County and local tax money17%State tax money10%Fines and other10%

What stands out

27%

of Whitwell's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
35%$411 thousand
Other taxes
27%$319 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$203 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$118 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$198 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%

What stands out

48%

of Whitwell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$960 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$960 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$565 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$545 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$230 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$136 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$86 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whitwell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Whitwell 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.