City government · Butler County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clarksville took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

8.1%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
30%$505 thousand
Sales tax
8.1%$136 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$577 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$101 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$239 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$27 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$61 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

14%

of Clarksville'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
34%$391 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
  • Water supply$124 thousand
  • Sewer systems$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$192 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$140 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarksville. 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 Clarksville 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.