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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clarinda took in $69.6 million and spent $67.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)91%City taxes5.3%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

91%

of Clarinda'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 taxes5.3%

Property tax
3.9%$2.7 million
Sales tax
1.0%$714 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$63.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$60.0 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$638 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$1.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$546 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals88%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

88%

of Clarinda's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
88%$59.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$59.0 million
  • Public health$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$827 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$825 thousand
  • Libraries$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$223 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$891 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$623 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$250 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$228 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Clarinda 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.