City government · Coahoma County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clarksdale took in $54.8 million and spent $52.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)71%City taxes17%State tax money8.3%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

71%

of Clarksdale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
17%$9.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$248 thousand
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$38.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$28.7 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$4.6 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$455 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.6 million
Fines
0.1%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

61%

of Clarksdale's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$31.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$24.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Interest on debt
16%$8.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$524 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$463 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$771 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$771 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarksdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarksdale 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.