City government · Chester County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $5.6 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fines and other22%County and local tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.3%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

49%

of Chester's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
49%$2.7 million
Other taxes
4.7%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$264 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$525 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$440 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$286 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$582 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$1.2 million
Fines
1.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%

What stands out

56%

of Chester'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
56%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$777 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$636 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$645 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$645 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chester. 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 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.