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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clayton took in $6.6 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%City taxes32%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

16%

of Clayton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
16%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$297 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$233 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$225 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$159 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$387 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
4.8%$317 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt1.4%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Clayton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$668 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$740 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$477 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$87 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$15 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.