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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chandler took in $696 million and spent $619 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Chandler's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
30%$209 million
Property tax
6.1%$42.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$8.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$481 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$385 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$171 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$63.3 million
  • Water$57.6 million
  • Other service charges$26.7 million
  • Garbage collection$19.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Airport$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$19.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$173 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$367 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$67.8 million
Fines
0.7%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

25%

of Chandler's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$183 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$117 million
  • Fire protection$56.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$156 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 million
  • Government buildings$13.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$101 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$44.9 million
  • Sewer systems$36.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$18.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$88.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$81.8 million
  • Public transit$3.4 million
  • Airports$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$62.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55.3 million
  • Libraries$7.3 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$13.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$9.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$4.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chandler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Chandler 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.