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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chouteau took in $3.8 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)45%Town taxes41%State tax money6.7%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes41%

Sales tax

39%$1.5 million

Other taxes

1.7%$65 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$42 thousand
Other licenses$17 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services

45%$1.7 million

What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more

Gas$723 thousand
Water$496 thousand
Sewer$229 thousand
Garbage collection$209 thousand
Other service charges$33 thousand
Other government-run businesses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state

6.7%$256 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$46 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines

4.1%$155 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

33%

of Chouteau'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

54%$1.7 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more

Gas supply$736 thousand
Water supply$522 thousand
Sewer systems$296 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

33%$1.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$695 thousand
Fire protection$272 thousand
Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Inspections and regulation$8 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.2%$200 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.8%$90 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$90 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.2%$71 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$51 thousand
Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Interest on debt

2.0%$66 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chouteau. 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 Town of Chouteau 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.