Town government · Johnston County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clayton took in $113 million and spent $97.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, electric power)59%Town taxes19%State tax money13%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Clayton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
18%$20.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$66.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; electric power and 5 more
  • Sewer$19.2 million
  • Electric power$18.7 million
  • Water$13.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$914 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$15.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$333 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

42%

of Clayton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$40.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$16.5 million
  • Water supply$15.4 million
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$22.1 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$12.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$17.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$6.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$589 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$902 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Social services
2.3%$2.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.3 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$432 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.