Town government · Livingston County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Chatsworth took in $1.4 million and spent $938 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Town taxes24%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

48%

of Chatsworth's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
20%$284 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$189 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$693 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Roads, transit and parking5.5%

What stands out

60%

of Chatsworth's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$567 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$392 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$247 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chatsworth. 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 Town of Chatsworth 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.