City government · Labette County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chetopa took in $2.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)80%City taxes20%

What stands out

80%

of Chetopa'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%

Sales tax
9.3%$272 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$236 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water$429 thousand
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt4.7%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

53%

of Chetopa'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
53%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$344 thousand
  • Water supply$279 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$898 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$501 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$387 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$278 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$163 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$91 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chetopa. 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 Chetopa 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.