Village government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Chatham took in $25.7 million and spent $29.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%State tax money16%Village taxes8.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Chatham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Village taxes8.6%

Property tax
5.7%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$735 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$538 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$119 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$19.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.7 million
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$945 thousand
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$243 thousand
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Sent to other local governments21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

21%

of Chatham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$16.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.1 million
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$207 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$6.2 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$6.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$546 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$591 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$515 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$515 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Chatham 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.