Town government · Winnebago County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clayton took in $4.3 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)22%Fines and other15%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Clayton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
44%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$960 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$374 thousand
  • Road charges$317 thousand
  • Sewer$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$221 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$370 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$83 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$652 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs7.4%Interest on debt5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Clayton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$915 thousand
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$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$726 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$511 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 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.