Town government · Union County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clayton took in $2.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)37%State tax money22%Federal tax money15%Town taxes14%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

15%

of Clayton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
7.7%$185 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$875 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$394 thousand
  • Sewer$377 thousand
  • Housing$80 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$351 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$531 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$191 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
3.4%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Housing and community development15%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Clayton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$880 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$537 thousand
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$736 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$373 thousand
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Water supply$174 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$434 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$183 thousand
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$212 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)$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$146 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
  • Libraries$67 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clayton. 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 Town of Clayton 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.