Chatsworth spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Chatsworth’s city government spent $51,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $630 per resident.
What stands out about how Chatsworth is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$630 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Chatsworth’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($630 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $634–$1,190. Chatsworth spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chatsworth itself left out).
About $630 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
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No trend yet
Chatsworth reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Chatsworth
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Sioux Community School District
Chatsworth’s K–12 school district, shared with Hawarden, Ireton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,026 per pupil, $10,068 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Chatsworth’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Chatsworth alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sioux County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.0%16,053 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%2,626 votesOthers: 1.1% (202 votes).
Most votes in Sioux County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Chatsworth lies in Sioux County. Every 2024 race in Sioux County is on the county’s page.
Sioux County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chatsworth.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Chatsworth’s government
How much does Chatsworth spend per resident?
About $630 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $630 was less than 75% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Chatsworth’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chatsworth yet.
How did Chatsworth vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Chatsworth alone. Sioux County, where 100% of Chatsworth lies, voted Trump 85.0%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chatsworth?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $375 (about $4,500 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chatsworth in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Jeff Taylor) and State House District 3 (Tom Jeneary). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →