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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chillicothe took in $47 thousand and spent $53 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money13%State tax money11%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax
28%$13 thousand
Sales tax
28%$13 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$7 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$5 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

58%

of Chillicothe's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$17 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$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chillicothe. 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 Chillicothe 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.