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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chelsea took in $366 thousand and spent $475 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)26%City taxes25%Fines and other22%State tax money14%County and local tax money8.5%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

22%

of Chelsea's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
16%$58 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$30 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$56 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$19 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$50 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$31 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Sent to other local governments1.1%

What stands out

22%

of Chelsea's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$192 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$49 thousand
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chelsea. 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 Chelsea 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.