City government · Clearwater County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clearbrook took in $4.8 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, gas)39%Federal tax money19%State tax money18%County and local tax money17%City taxes4.8%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Clearbrook's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.8%$234 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; gas and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$854 thousand
  • Gas$431 thousand
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$908 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$885 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$838 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Running the government and other costs8.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Clearbrook'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; gas supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$659 thousand
  • Gas supply$354 thousand
  • Water supply$98 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$549 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$549 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$230 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$170 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$205 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$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$124 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$124 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clearbrook. 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 Clearbrook 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.