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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton took in $5.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)62%State tax money22%City taxes15%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

62%

of Clinton'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%

Property tax
15%$864 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$236 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.8%$49 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Clinton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$779 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$691 thousand
  • Water supply$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$973 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$690 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$305 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clinton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.