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Charter Oak's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charter Oak took in $598 thousand and spent $462 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Charter Oak's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
28%$168 thousand
Sales tax
12%$70 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$190 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$96 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$36 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$73 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$33 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

51%

of Charter Oak'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
51%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Sewer systems$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$105 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$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$18 thousand
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$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Charter Oak. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Charter Oak 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.