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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clarksburg took in $31.6 million and spent $25.6 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 taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other11%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes64%

Other taxes
32%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$804 thousand
  • Other licenses$370 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$299 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$154 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$5.5 million
Property tax
15%$4.7 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Parking$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$202 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$472 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$2.9 million
Fines
2.0%$644 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

12%

of Clarksburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$839 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$380 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$506 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$459 thousand
  • Government buildings$232 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Parking$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$248 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$425 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$204 thousand
Social services
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarksburg. 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 Clarksburg 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.