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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 $564 thousand and spent $670 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money28%Federal tax money20%Fees for services0.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Clifton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
31%$173 thousand
Other taxes
21%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$116 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$110 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$156 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

24%

of Clifton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 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.