Town government · Fairfax County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clifton took in $273 thousand and spent $181 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)32%Town taxes31%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

31%

of Clifton'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 taxes31%

Other taxes
31%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and parking
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$13 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Social services2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

76%

of Clifton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Social services
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clifton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Clifton 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.