Town Hall · Clemons

Clemons, IA town hall & government

Clemons spent $157,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,113 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clemons's government.

Town budget

Where Clemons's money goes

Spent
$157,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,113
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$39,00025%
Water & other utilities
$29,00018%
Parks & libraries
$23,00015%
Fire
$21,00013%
Interest on debt
$16,00010%
Administration & buildings
$6,0004%
Roads & transportation
$5,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0003%
Other
$14,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 10%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clemons

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Clemons didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Marshall Community School District

Clemons's K–12 school district, shared with Melbourne, Rhodes, St. Anthony and State Center. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,528
Iowa: $13,713
Students
936
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $11,528 per pupil, $6,796 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Clemons pay

Typical tax bill
$1,097
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$96,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Clemons's government

Town hall & decisions in Clemons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clemons

Clemons is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Clemons's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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