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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clute took in $19.3 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other12%County and local tax money1.1%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Clute's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
19%$3.7 million
Sales tax
17%$3.4 million
Other taxes
11%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$679 thousand
  • Other licenses$401 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$158 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$203 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.9 million
Fines
2.2%$429 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

9%

of Clute's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$517 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$326 thousand
  • Fire protection$304 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$448 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$433 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$204 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clute. 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 Clute 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.