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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clifton took in $380 thousand and spent $385 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes42%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

9.5%

of Clifton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$155 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$36 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$180 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Health and hospitals1.8%

What stands out

4.4%

of Clifton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 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 December 31, 2021. 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.