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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Claverack took in $3.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Town taxes38%Fines and other11%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.8%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
26%$886 thousand
Other taxes
12%$419 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$209 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$186 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$181 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$1.4 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
7.4%$254 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

5.5%

of Claverack'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%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$991 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$991 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$849 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$450 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$308 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$113 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Claverack. 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 Claverack 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.