City government · Hinds County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clinton took in $45.1 million and spent $34.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes23%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

40%

of Clinton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes23%

Property tax

22%$9.8 million

Other taxes

1.5%$680 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$680 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services

29%$12.9 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$5.0 million
Sewer$4.6 million
Garbage collection$2.8 million
Other service charges$488 thousand
Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government

1.7%$757 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$17.9 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$544 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other

3.5%$1.6 million

Fines

2.0%$914 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Running the government and other costs6.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

6.1%

of Clinton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$12.6 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$6.7 million
Fire protection$5.2 million
Courts and legal services$599 thousand
Inspections and regulation$195 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

33%$11.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$4.7 million
Water supply$4.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million

Roads, transit and parking

14%$4.9 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$4.9 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.1%$2.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.8 million

Running the government and other costs

6.1%$2.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Other and not broken out$888 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$696 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
Government buildings$109 thousand

Interest on debt

2.0%$685 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$543 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$142 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$32 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clinton. 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 Clinton 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.