Town government · Hill County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Whitney took in $2.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%Fines and other5.4%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes54%

Sales tax
27%$756 thousand
Property tax
27%$752 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$546 thousand
  • Garbage collection$310 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
5.2%$145 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Whitney's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$272 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$875 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$606 thousand
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$376 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$345 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitney. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Whitney 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.