City government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chaska took in $142 million and spent $123 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

66%

of Chaska's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
12%$16.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$784 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$94.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$56.7 million
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
  • Road charges$7.1 million
  • Water$5.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$16.8 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$3.9 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$6.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

45%

of Chaska's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$55.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$45.9 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$34.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$26.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$354 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$255 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$3.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$239 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$127 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chaska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Chaska 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.