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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Challis took in $2.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money33%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%City taxes13%Federal tax money10%

What stands out

33%

of Challis' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$358 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$521 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$298 thousand
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$294 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$726 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$918 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Challis' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$389 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
  • Airports$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$351 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$248 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$294 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Challis. 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 Challis 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.