City government · Freeborn County, MN

Clarks Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarks Grove took in $924 thousand and spent $630 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%State tax money27%City taxes16%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Clarks Grove's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$148 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$471 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$214 thousand
  • Sewer$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$38 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$252 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Clarks Grove's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$229 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$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarks Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarks Grove 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.