City government · Hancock County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%State tax money26%Fines and other13%Fees for services9.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes51%

Sales tax
22%$311 thousand
Property tax
16%$233 thousand
Other taxes
13%$181 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$60 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$363 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

56%

of Chester's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$682 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$647 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$362 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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