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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chewelah took in $8.2 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%City taxes24%State tax money18%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

7.1%

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

City taxes24%

Other taxes
11%$936 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$756 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.1%$582 thousand
Property tax
5.6%$460 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$921 thousand
  • Garbage collection$580 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$50 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$244 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Chewelah'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
57%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$985 thousand
  • Water supply$849 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$886 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$662 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$169 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chewelah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Chewelah 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.