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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Chenoa took in $2.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%City taxes16%Fines and other14%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$434 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$839 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$489 thousand
  • Garbage collection$179 thousand
  • Sewer$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$117 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$1.1 million

Fines and other14%

Fines
8.5%$249 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.4%$156 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.6%

What stands out

64%

of Chenoa'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
64%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$788 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$329 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$327 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chenoa. 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 City of Chenoa 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.