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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Christopher took in $3.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes22%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
16%$558 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$991 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$583 thousand
  • Sewer$249 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.5 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$247 thousand
Fines
0.6%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Christopher's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$775 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$504 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
  • Sewer systems$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$774 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$407 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$602 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$558 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$385 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$385 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Christopher. 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 Christopher 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.