City government · Armstrong County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Claude took in $1.5 million and spent $834 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money11%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money5.6%

What stands out

8.2%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax

33%$498 thousand

Sales tax

8.2%$126 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services

36%$554 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more

Water$336 thousand
Garbage collection$149 thousand
Sewer$58 thousand
Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$168 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.6%$85 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other

6.3%$96 thousand

Fines

0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Claude's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

42%$352 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more

Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Water supply$134 thousand
Sewer systems$60 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

37%$308 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$308 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$125 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Government buildings$21 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.6%$38 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.3%$11 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$11 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Claude. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Claude 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.