City government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chelsea took in $21.8 million and spent $22.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services66%City taxes19%State tax money9.3%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Chelsea'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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$247 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$2.0 million

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%$34 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$834 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

61%

of Chelsea's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$13.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$363 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$351 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$773 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.9 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$695 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$574 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chelsea. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Chelsea 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.