Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clayton took in $6.1 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes30%State tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)7.7%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
24%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$388 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$260 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$472 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$148 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$862 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$82 thousand
Fines
0.9%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries34%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

34%

of Clayton'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$74 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 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 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.