County government · Clayton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clayton County took in $19.8 million and spent $25.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money27%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

52%

of Clayton County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
52%$10.3 million
Sales tax
5.8%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$874 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$603 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$223 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$505 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$505 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$5.4 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

50%

of Clayton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$805 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$336 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$981 thousand
  • Government buildings$552 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
1.8%$450 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$450 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$445 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$445 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clayton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clayton County 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.