Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clinton took in $64.4 million and spent $102 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money15%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%

What stands out

82%

of Clinton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
82%$52.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$940 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$572 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$368 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$627 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 4 more
  • School lunches$178 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$9.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$639 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Schools and colleges42%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

42%

of Clinton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$46.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$41.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
Schools and colleges
42%$42.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$429 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$403 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$844 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.3 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$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$489 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$489 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clinton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Town of Clinton 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.