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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clements took in $254 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%City taxes26%State tax money23%Fines and other19%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

19%

of Clements' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
25%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$8 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$58 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Clements' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$90 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$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$58 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clements. 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 Clements 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.