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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitestown took in $485 thousand and spent $423 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Town taxes28%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$136 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$27 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$316 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt1.7%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Whitestown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$325 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitestown. 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 Whitestown 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.