City government · Bethel Census Area Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chefornak took in $182 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

State tax money75%City taxes25%Fines and other0.5%

City taxes25%

Sales tax
25%$45 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$136 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Chefornak's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$911 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$699 thousand
  • Water supply$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$298 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Chefornak 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.