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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chico took in $207 million and spent $166 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fines and other20%Fees for services (sewer, parking)13%Federal tax money10%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
28%$57.4 million
Property tax
12%$24.5 million
Other taxes
10%$20.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$16.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$335 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$329 thousand
  • Other licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$27.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$15.8 million
  • Other service charges$9.9 million
  • Parking$978 thousand
  • Airport$790 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$21.7 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$11.2 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$2.3 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$40.7 million
Fines
0.3%$530 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

26%

of Chico's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$60.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$41.8 million
  • Fire protection$17.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$757 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$43.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$35.3 million
  • Public transit$6.3 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
  • Parking$719 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$39.0 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$24.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$861 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chico. 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 Chico 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.