Town government · Pittsylvania County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chatham took in $3.1 million and spent $65 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)65%Town taxes33%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
14%$437 thousand
Sales tax
13%$402 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
1.1%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chatham. 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 Chatham 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.