Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clinton took in $3.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)19%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

19%

of Clinton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
55%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$654 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$479 thousand
  • Other service charges$173 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$825 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.7%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

14%

of Clinton'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
35%$880 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$880 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$822 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$481 thousand
  • Police$297 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$342 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$337 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)$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$35 thousand
Social services
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clinton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.