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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitewater took in $851 thousand and spent $725 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection)24%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Whitewater's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$311 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$201 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$194 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$77 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$213 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals3.7%

What stands out

26%

of Whitewater's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$310 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitewater. 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 Whitewater 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.