City government · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clarence took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes27%Fines and other10%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money6.9%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

7%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
19%$356 thousand
Sales tax
7.0%$131 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$863 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$129 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$154 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$193 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending12%

What stands out

24%

of Clarence'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$137 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$128 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.5%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$11 thousand
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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarence. 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 Clarence 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.