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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester took in $15.4 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fines and other14%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.3%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Chester's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
63%$9.8 million
Other taxes
7.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$673 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$344 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$671 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$433 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$97 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.9 million
Fines
1.6%$244 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Chester's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$5.0 million
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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$579 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$417 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$615 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$718 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$561 thousand
  • Water supply$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$658 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 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 December 31, 2021. 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.