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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clarendon took in $1.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%Fines and other12%County and local tax money2.4%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes67%

Sales tax
53%$652 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$55 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$208 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$24 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$29 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
6.5%$80 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Clarendon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$972 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$705 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$158 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$263 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$244 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$244 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarendon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarendon 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.