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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clovis took in $227 million and spent $196 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%City taxes38%Federal tax money6.2%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Clovis' money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
19%$42.8 million
Property tax
13%$30.1 million
Other taxes
5.6%$12.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$805 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$103 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$29.4 million
  • Water$26.5 million
  • Garbage collection$23.7 million
  • Sewer$22.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$530 thousand
  • Transit fares$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$14.1 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$12.0 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$9.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments4.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

4.1%

of Clovis' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$61.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$40.4 million
  • Fire protection$20.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$691 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$57.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$23.6 million
  • Water supply$20.0 million
  • Sewer systems$13.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$35.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$21.4 million
  • Public transit$13.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$21.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$8.0 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$8.0 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$4.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$686 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clovis. 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 Clovis 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.