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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Claremont took in $28.2 million and spent $26.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money14%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

52%

of Claremont's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
52%$14.6 million
Other taxes
9.8%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$464 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$241 thousand
  • Airport$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand
  • Electric power$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.0 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$945 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

24%

of Claremont'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
26%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$385 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$549 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
  • Parking$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$191 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$631 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$490 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$449 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Social services
1.6%$425 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$393 thousand
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Claremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Claremont 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.