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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Chico took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes39%State tax money7.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
20%$262 thousand
Sales tax
18%$236 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$388 thousand
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$99 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

73%

of Chico's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$877 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$582 thousand
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$121 thousand
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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chico. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Chico 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.