Town government · Dutchess 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 $3.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money13%County and local tax money11%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Clinton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
50%$1.7 million
Other taxes
16%$525 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$455 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$114 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$18 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$421 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$366 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Fines
5.4%$179 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Clinton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$1.2 million
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$692 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$197 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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.