Township government · Linn County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $83 thousand and spent $131 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Federal tax money41%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Clay Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$48 thousand

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking98%Running the government and other costs1.5%

What stands out

98%

of Clay Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
98%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Clay Township 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.