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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chula took in $243 thousand and spent $260 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%State tax money24%Fines and other20%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Chula's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Sales tax
27%$65 thousand
Other taxes
21%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$4 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$58 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2 thousand

Fines and other20%

Fines
18%$44 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Housing and community development0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Chula's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$105 thousand
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$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chula. 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 Chula 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.