City government · Donley County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clarendon took in $4.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%City taxes26%Fines and other25%Federal tax money16%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
11%$478 thousand
Property tax
9.0%$381 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$183 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$642 thousand
  • Garbage collection$411 thousand
  • Sewer$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$667 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$34 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$28 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$1.0 million
Fines
0.6%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

10%

of Clarendon'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
53%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$559 thousand
  • Water supply$379 thousand
  • Sewer systems$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$383 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$220 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$162 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarendon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarendon 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.