Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarksville took in $637 thousand and spent $736 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money7.5%Fees for services1.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

87%

of Clarksville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
87%$556 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%

What stands out

73%

of Clarksville'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
73%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$170 thousand
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$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clarksville. 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 Clarksville 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.