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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clermont took in $1.1 million and spent $832 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money49%Town taxes41%State tax money4.9%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Clermont's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
30%$316 thousand
Other taxes
11%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$52 thousand

County and local tax money49%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
49%$522 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$28 thousand
Fines
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt1.6%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Clermont's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$290 thousand
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$162 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$243 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$222 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clermont. 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 Clermont 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.