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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Claremont took in $56.1 million and spent $63.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%State tax money6.7%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Claremont's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Property tax
20%$11.4 million
Sales tax
20%$11.2 million
Other taxes
20%$11.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$637 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$8.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
  • Sewer$851 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$681 thousand
  • Housing$381 thousand
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.7 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$3.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$398 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.4 million
Fines
0.9%$522 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

46%

of Claremont's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$29.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$14.0 million
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$965 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$624 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Public transit$766 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sewer systems$734 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$596 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$418 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Claremont. 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 City of Claremont 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.