City government · Shelby County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Chelsea took in $14.2 million and spent $15.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Federal tax money6.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%Fines and other6.3%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

64%

of Chelsea's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes77%

Sales tax
64%$9.1 million
Other taxes
13%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$154 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$132 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$98 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$907 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$477 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$430 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$923 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$555 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$570 thousand
Fines
2.3%$323 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

50%

of Chelsea's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$454 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$540 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$467 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$467 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chelsea. 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 City of Chelsea 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.