City government · Montgomery County, TN
Clarksville's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clarksville took in $486 million and spent $488 million.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Clarksville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.
City taxes18%
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$5.0 million
- Occupation and business licenses$4.4 million
- Other licenses$4.2 million
- Public utility taxes$1.0 million
- Other selective sales taxes$691 thousand
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services74%
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
- Electric power$235 million
- Sewer$54.0 million
- Water$36.0 million
- Gas$29.8 million
- Parks and recreation$1.6 million
- Other service charges$981 thousand
- Transit fares$853 thousand
- Parking$573 thousand
- Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money0.2%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
State tax money6.4%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
Fines and other0.9%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Clarksville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.
Spending by category100%
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
- Electric power$221 million
- Sewer systems$42.0 million
- Water supply$33.6 million
- Gas supply$29.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
- Police$47.5 million
- Fire protection$30.8 million
- Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
- Courts and legal services$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
- Roads and highways$19.0 million
- Public transit$11.3 million
- Parking$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
- Government buildings$5.6 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
- Other and not broken out$4.5 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 3 more
- Interest on water supply debt$9.2 million
- Interest on general debt$4.4 million
- Interest on electric power debt$3.0 million
- Interest on gas supply debt$117 thousand
- Interest on public transit debt$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
- Parks and recreation$11.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$683 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
City of Clarksville. 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 Clarksville 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.