Village government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Chatham took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Village taxes27%County and local tax money13%State tax money6.5%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

13%

of Chatham's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
25%$680 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$623 thousand
  • Water$583 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$177 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$365 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

36%

of Chatham'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$904 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$693 thousand
  • Police$179 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$491 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$319 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$349 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$162 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Chatham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Chatham 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.