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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White River took in $571 thousand and spent $460 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes40%Federal tax money8.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

49%

of White River's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$229 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$48 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$281 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Health and hospitals16%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of White River. 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 Town of White River 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.