Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%Town taxes25%Fees for services21%State tax money12%County and local tax money5.2%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Clinton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes25%

Property tax
24%$594 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$516 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$516 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$15 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$285 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$128 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
36%$887 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs31%Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Social services0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Clinton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$867 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$705 thousand
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$515 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$583 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$583 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Social services
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clinton. 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 Clinton 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.