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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarendon took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)14%State tax money9.6%County and local tax money8.4%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Clarendon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Water$340 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$196 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$250 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$219 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$22 thousand
Fines
0.6%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Clarendon's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$749 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$749 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$530 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clarendon. 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 Clarendon 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.