City government · Laurens County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clinton took in $31.4 million and spent $33.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes14%Fines and other9.0%State tax money5.5%

What stands out

71%

of Clinton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
5.8%$1.8 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$1.2 million

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$22.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$15.6 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$536 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.7 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$2.7 million
Fines
0.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

63%

of Clinton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$467 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$467 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$422 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$242 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$115 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City 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.