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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Clifton took in $910 thousand and spent $990 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money23%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%

What stands out

70%

of Clifton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$641 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$208 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Clifton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$563 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$563 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$223 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$48 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$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Clifton 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.