Village government · Clay County, IL

Clay City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Clay City took in $1.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)45%State tax money36%Village taxes10%Fines and other8.4%

What stands out

36%

of Clay City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes10%

Property tax
9.1%$152 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$757 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$279 thousand
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$605 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

51%

of Clay City'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
51%$684 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$277 thousand
  • Water supply$231 thousand
  • Sewer systems$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$340 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Clay City 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.