City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clearwater took in $5.1 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%City taxes32%State tax money10%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

6%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
25%$1.3 million
Sales tax
6.0%$308 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$377 thousand
  • Other service charges$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$99 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$527 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$157 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

54%

of Clearwater'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
54%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$956 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$983 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$672 thousand
  • Police$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$587 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$385 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$326 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$326 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$168 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$149 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clearwater. 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 Clearwater 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.