Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Clifton took in $384 thousand and spent $283 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money40%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

40%

of Clifton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$209 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$21 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Health and hospitals1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

81%

of Clifton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 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 March 31, 2022. 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.