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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarkston took in $14.0 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money13%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
25%$3.5 million
Property tax
14%$1.9 million
Other taxes
11%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$153 thousand
  • Other licenses$137 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$628 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$256 thousand
Fines
0.4%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals11%Interest on debt6.8%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

11%

of Clarkston's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$946 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$477 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$252 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
11%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$757 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$677 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$397 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$238 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$130 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarkston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarkston 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.