Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clinton took in $69.4 million and spent $70.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)12%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Clinton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
45%$31.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$689 thousand
  • Other licenses$486 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$96 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$43 thousand
  • Other school charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$4.8 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$22.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$471 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$637 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

52%

of Clinton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
52%$36.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$36.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$881 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$217 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$739 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$739 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$636 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$467 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$438 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$348 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$90 thousand
Social services
0.2%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 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. 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.