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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chardon took in $18.3 million and spent $19.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other18%State tax money10%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Chardon's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Individual income tax
36%$6.5 million
Property tax
8.4%$1.5 million
Business income tax
5.3%$966 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$299 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$384 thousand
  • Other service charges$207 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$114 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$1.6 million
Fines
8.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments6.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

32%

of Chardon'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
32%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
  • Government buildings$521 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$706 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$706 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$397 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$139 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chardon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Chardon 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.