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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Chester took in $12.6 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)54%State tax money24%City taxes12%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes12%

Property tax
8.8%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.8%$350 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$311 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Gas$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$229 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.0 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Running the government and other costs7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Chester'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
58%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$4.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$940 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$940 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$772 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$566 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$765 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$575 thousand
  • Libraries$190 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Chester 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.