Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay took in $34.3 million and spent $34.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)9.8%Fines and other8.4%State tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

7.6%

of Clay's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 1.3%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
72%$24.5 million
Other taxes
7.6%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$824 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$544 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$456 thousand
  • Other service charges$201 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$614 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$279 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.7 million
Fines
0.6%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources9.0%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

22%

of Clay's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$825 thousand
  • Government buildings$503 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$679 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$345 thousand
  • Police$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.0%$3.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$210 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Clay 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.