City government · Clinton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cameron took in $21.7 million and spent $23.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes38%State tax money2.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax

30%$6.6 million

Property tax

5.6%$1.2 million

Other taxes

2.3%$496 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more

Public utility taxes$348 thousand
Other licenses$83 thousand
Tobacco taxes$38 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services

59%$12.7 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more

Electric power$7.4 million
Water$2.6 million
Sewer$1.8 million
Garbage collection$616 thousand
Airport$164 thousand
Parks and recreation$136 thousand
Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state

2.1%$445 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$159 thousand

Fines

0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

56%

of Cameron'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

56%$12.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more

Electric power$7.4 million
Water supply$3.2 million
Sewer systems$1.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$560 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$3.1 million

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

Police$2.4 million
Inspections and regulation$385 thousand
Fire protection$234 thousand
Courts and legal services$8 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.3%$2.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Libraries$223 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$2.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$562 thousand
Government buildings$149 thousand
Other and not broken out$95 thousand
Other government-run businesses$28 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.1%$1.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.4 million
Airports$234 thousand

Interest on debt

4.7%$1.1 million

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

Interest on general debt$811 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$263 thousand

Housing and community development

0.8%$196 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cameron. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Cameron 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.