Town government · Kanawha County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chesapeake took in $1.4 million and spent $888 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)40%Federal tax money27%Town taxes21%Fines and other12%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes21%

Other taxes
13%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$135 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$105 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$565 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$453 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$372 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$155 thousand
Fines
0.7%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking2.8%

What stands out

53%

of Chesapeake'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
53%$471 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$360 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$293 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake 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.