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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chandler took in $8.2 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, electric power)37%State tax money5.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes57%

Sales tax
52%$4.3 million
Other taxes
4.4%$360 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$170 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$506 thousand
  • Electric power$292 thousand
  • Airport$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$474 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Running the government and other costs8.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

25%

of Chandler'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$909 thousand
  • Police$744 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$799 thousand
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$679 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$508 thousand
  • Libraries$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$600 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$231 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$231 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$91 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chandler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Chandler 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.