City government · Lake County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clearlake took in $23.0 million and spent $27.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Federal tax money41%Fines and other6.9%State tax money4.8%Fees for services3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Clearlake's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
22%$5.0 million
Other taxes
13%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$756 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$456 thousand
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.5%$2.2 million

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$692 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$9.3 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.1 million
Fines
2.1%$493 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs9.9%Interest on debt4.4%Housing and community development2.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

60%

of Clearlake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$16.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$287 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$766 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$478 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$478 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$296 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clearlake. 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 Clearlake 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.