Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Clayton took in $5.5 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money22%County and local tax money20%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
26%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$657 thousand
  • Sewer$639 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parking$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.2 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$221 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

71%

of Clayton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$692 thousand
  • Water supply$522 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$537 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$525 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$292 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$241 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 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

Village of Clayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.