City government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clare took in $6.7 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes29%State tax money18%Fines and other12%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Clare's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$1.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$809 thousand
  • Water$657 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$209 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$808 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Clare's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$585 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$553 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$167 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clare. 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 City of Clare 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.