City government · Chippewa County, MN

Clara City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clara City took in $10.9 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)77%City taxes13%State tax money6.4%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

77%

of Clara City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
12%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$6.5 million
  • Water$744 thousand
  • Sewer$618 thousand
  • Housing$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$193 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$702 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$231 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Housing and community development3.9%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

59%

of Clara City's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
59%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$930 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$756 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$417 thousand
  • Water supply$339 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$397 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$381 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$242 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clara City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Clara City 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.