City government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clayton took in $9.6 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (housing, road charges)10%State tax money9.1%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Clayton's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes64%

Property tax
29%$2.8 million
Other taxes
25%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$588 thousand
  • Other licenses$191 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.8%$939 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$986 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$760 thousand
  • Housing$111 thousand
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.5 million

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$870 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.4%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Housing and community development0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Clayton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$350 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clayton 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.