Town government · Clay County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay City took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%State tax money23%Town taxes13%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Clay City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$201 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$945 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$613 thousand
  • Sewer$330 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$347 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

61%

of Clay City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$366 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$294 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$176 thousand
  • Sewer systems$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clay City. 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 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.