City government · Neosho County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chanute took in $49.2 million and spent $54.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)84%City taxes15%State tax money0.8%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Chanute's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Sales tax
8.0%$3.9 million
Property tax
5.7%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$402 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$363 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$41.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$26.5 million
  • Gas$7.6 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$416 thousand
  • Airport$167 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$385 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$93 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$137 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

81%

of Chanute'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
81%$43.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$28.3 million
  • Gas supply$6.1 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$541 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$530 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$457 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$212 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
  • Airports$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$849 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$596 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$396 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chanute. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Chanute 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.