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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clewiston took in $26.5 million and spent $23.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%City taxes15%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

75%

of Clewiston's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Other taxes
8.5%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$856 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$794 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$414 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.2%$1.6 million

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$19.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$11.9 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$528 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$330 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$964 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$360 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$384 thousand
Fines
0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

64%

of Clewiston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$10.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$692 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$343 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$897 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$401 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$433 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$527 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$509 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$332 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$332 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clewiston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clewiston 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.