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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chokio took in $610 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%State tax money28%City taxes19%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$21 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$172 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

51%

of Chokio'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
51%$290 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$120 thousand
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$92 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$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chokio. 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 Chokio 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.