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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $362 thousand and spent $176 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other64%City taxes17%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)10%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

51%

of Chester's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes17%

Property tax
11%$41 thousand
Sales tax
5.8%$21 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$24 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other64%

Fines
51%$184 thousand
Interest, rents and other
13%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

14%

of Chester'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$35 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$6 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$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$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 Chester. 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 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.