City government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clarissa took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, liquor stores)74%State tax money12%City taxes8.3%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

74%

of Clarissa'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 taxes8.3%

Property tax
8.0%$193 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Gas$656 thousand
  • Liquor stores$597 thousand
  • Water$252 thousand
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$295 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$131 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

71%

of Clarissa's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
71%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; gas supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$520 thousand
  • Gas supply$447 thousand
  • Water supply$207 thousand
  • Sewer systems$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$213 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Police$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$85 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarissa. 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 Clarissa 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.