City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chatfield took in $7.6 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes31%State tax money28%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Chatfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$524 thousand
  • Other service charges$408 thousand
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Road charges$3 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%$155 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$264 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending13%

What stands out

30%

of Chatfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$263 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$681 thousand
  • Water supply$399 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$971 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$478 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$448 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$934 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$668 thousand
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$477 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$376 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$376 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$272 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$268 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chatfield. 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 Chatfield 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.