Village government · Polk 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 $1.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Village taxes20%State tax money19%County and local tax money14%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

14%

of Clayton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes20%

Property tax
18%$185 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$190 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$139 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$94 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Interest on debt21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

21%

of Clayton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$270 thousand
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
21%$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Police$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.