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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chelsea took in $1.8 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%State tax money11%Fines and other0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Chelsea's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$1.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$234 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Water$44 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$4 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$210 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Chelsea's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
  • Water supply$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$133 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)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chelsea. 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 Town of Chelsea 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.