Town government · Mecklenburg County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clarksville took in $2.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Town taxes41%State tax money4.4%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Clarksville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
27%$734 thousand
Other taxes
10%$276 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.0%$107 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$703 thousand
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$118 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$50 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt5.9%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Clarksville'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
34%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$437 thousand
  • Sewer systems$400 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$780 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$450 thousand
  • Government buildings$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$739 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$699 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$171 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Clarksville 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.