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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clare took in $221 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other11%State tax money10%

What stands out

12%

of Clare's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
31%$68 thousand
Sales tax
12%$26 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$40 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$23 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

17%

of Clare's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$24 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$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 Clare. 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 Clare 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.