Town government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton took in $587 thousand and spent $603 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money26%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

71%

of Clinton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
71%$416 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$154 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Environment and natural resources1.3%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Clinton'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
70%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clinton. 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 Clinton 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.