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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Claremore took in $67.7 million and spent $59.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes24%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.4%State tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Claremore's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
22%$14.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$810 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$657 thousand
  • Other licenses$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.3%$180 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$48.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$36.2 million
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$957 thousand
  • Airport$723 thousand
  • Other service charges$527 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$969 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$697 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$250 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$743 thousand
Fines
0.9%$593 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

46%

of Claremore's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$27.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$19.4 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Police$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Libraries$493 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.6 million
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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$771 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$434 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Airports$795 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.0 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$612 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Claremore. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Claremore 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.