Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarkson took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money38%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.9%Fines and other3.1%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Clarkson's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
41%$1.5 million
Other taxes
12%$416 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$55 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$100 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking37%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Clarkson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$780 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$86 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
  • Water supply$29 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clarkson. 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 Clarkson 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.