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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Whitehouse took in $11.7 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
36%$4.3 million
Sales tax
10%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.6%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$533 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$961 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.1%$252 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$56 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Fines
3.5%$413 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Whitehouse's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$404 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$963 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$938 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whitehouse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Whitehouse 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.