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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clearwater took in $4.1 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.8%County and local tax money5.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
31%$1.3 million
Sales tax
13%$541 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$193 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$157 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$548 thousand
  • Water$395 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$356 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%$3 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$218 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$340 thousand
Fines
2.3%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Clearwater's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$895 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$706 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$686 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$665 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$462 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$198 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
  • Libraries$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Social services
1.7%$45 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clearwater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clearwater 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.