City government · Catawba County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Claremont took in $6.6 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money8.3%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

9.1%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
41%$2.7 million
Sales tax
9.1%$594 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$758 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$161 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$547 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$383 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development7.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

7.1%

of Claremont's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$895 thousand
  • Fire protection$689 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$738 thousand
  • Sewer systems$492 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$588 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Housing and community development
7.1%$399 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$252 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Claremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.