Town government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton took in $19.6 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money0.9%Fines and other0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Clinton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$12.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$167 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments3.1%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$700 thousand
  • Sewer systems$550 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$637 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$120 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$120 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clinton. 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 Town 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.