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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Chattahoochee took in $5.9 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%City taxes13%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Chattahoochee's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Other taxes
9.2%$541 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$310 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$175 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$212 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Sewer$392 thousand
  • Garbage collection$319 thousand
  • Water$206 thousand
  • Gas$177 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$375 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$189 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$79 thousand
Fines
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

54%

of Chattahoochee'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
54%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$347 thousand
  • Gas supply$214 thousand
  • Water supply$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$983 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$906 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$772 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$583 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$455 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$249 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$199 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$170 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chattahoochee. 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 Chattahoochee 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.