City government · Clark County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clark took in $2.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
24%$565 thousand
Property tax
22%$505 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$397 thousand
  • Water$340 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

24%

of Clark's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$635 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$296 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$535 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$511 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$458 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$437 thousand
  • Public transit$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$294 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$239 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$163 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clark. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Clark 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.