City government · Chautauqua County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chautauqua took in $75 thousand and spent $71 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)73%City taxes21%County and local tax money5.3%

What stands out

9.3%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
9.3%$7 thousand
Sales tax
9.3%$7 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$36 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%

What stands out

58%

of Chautauqua'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
58%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chautauqua. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Chautauqua 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.