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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clayton took in $14.0 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.8%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

38%

of Clayton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes74%

Individual income tax
38%$5.2 million
Property tax
22%$3.1 million
Other taxes
11%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$190 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
2.6%$358 thousand

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$672 thousand
  • Other service charges$521 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$693 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$341 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$255 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

29%

of Clayton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$733 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$733 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$282 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City 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 City 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.