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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clearfield took in $36.6 million and spent $63.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other13%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

20%

of Clearfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
30%$11.1 million
Other taxes
13%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$510 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$2.0 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Water$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$355 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.0 million
Fines
1.9%$692 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Housing and community development16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Clearfield's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$41.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$8.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.9 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clearfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Clearfield 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.