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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $1.3 million and spent $983 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Town taxes28%State tax money13%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

28%

of Chester's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$372 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$298 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$174 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$96 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

9.3%

of Chester'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$226 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. 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 Town of Chester 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.