City government · Clinton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clinton took in $59.9 million and spent $55.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)26%Fines and other14%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Clinton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
24%$14.6 million
Other taxes
10%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.2 million
  • Other licenses$566 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$512 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.1%$4.3 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Transit fares$261 thousand
  • Housing$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$5.0 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$5.5 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$648 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$8.0 million
Fines
0.2%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

13%

of Clinton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$629 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Government buildings$356 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$2.3 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$7.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
7.5%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$539 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$539 thousand
Social services
0.2%$87 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clinton. 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 Clinton 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.