City government · Dickinson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chapman took in $2.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes20%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Chapman'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 taxes20%

Property tax
13%$332 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$140 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$300 thousand
  • Sewer$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$63 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

49%

of Chapman'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
49%$890 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$669 thousand
  • Water supply$156 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$329 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$168 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$266 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$227 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$77 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chapman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Chapman 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.