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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clarion took in $208 million and spent $96.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)97%City taxes1.5%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

97%

of Clarion'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 taxes1.5%

Property tax
1.1%$2.4 million
Sales tax
0.2%$430 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services97%

Fees for services
97%$202 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$200 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$760 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$100 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$300 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals88%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt1.3%Running the government and other costs1.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

88%

of Clarion'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%$85.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$84.6 million
  • Public health$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$313 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$124 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.0%$969 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$792 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$720 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$642 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$549 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$357 thousand
  • Libraries$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$53 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$53 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$48 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarion. 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 Clarion 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.