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Clear Lake Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clear Lake Shores took in $1.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%City taxes46%Fines and other3.0%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
24%$424 thousand
Property tax
13%$223 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$903 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$299 thousand
  • Garbage collection$283 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$29 thousand
Fines
1.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs9.0%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

34%

of Clear Lake Shores' 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
37%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$306 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$281 thousand
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$665 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$323 thousand
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clear Lake Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clear Lake Shores 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.