City government · Clay County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clay Center took in $808 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money18%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Clay Center's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
41%$330 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$57 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$148 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

20%

of Clay Center's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$155 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Police$51 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$35 thousand
Social services
3.0%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clay Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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