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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chandler took in $655 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes18%State tax money14%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

56%

of Chandler'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 taxes18%

Property tax
18%$121 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$216 thousand
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$13 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$89 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

49%

of Chandler'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%$185 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chandler. 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 Chandler 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.