City government · Calumet County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chilton took in $5.9 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%City taxes28%State tax money18%Fines and other13%County and local tax money8.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Chilton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$991 thousand
  • Water$658 thousand
  • Garbage collection$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Housing$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$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%$1.1 million

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$503 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$772 thousand
Fines
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

20%

of Chilton'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$779 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$290 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$916 thousand
  • Fire protection$584 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$906 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$906 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$471 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$263 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chilton. 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 Chilton 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.