Town Hall · Clayton

Clayton, NM town hall & government

Clayton spent $2.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,065 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clayton's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clayton's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,065
typical New Mexico cities: $2,107
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$1,241 per resident
Sewer & trash
$562,00020%
Police
$537,00019%
Housing & development
$434,00015%
Roads & transportation
$284,00010%
Fire
$275,00010%
Administration & buildings
$212,0007%
Water & other utilities
$174,0006%
Parks & libraries
$146,0005%
Interest on debt
$141,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$68,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Clayton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Clayton

Full-time staff
38
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 5 full-time firefighters
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time7 part
Fire
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clayton Public Schools

Clayton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,689
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
399
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 15%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $20,689 per pupil, $10,812 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Clayton pay

Typical tax bill
$840
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$110,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Clayton's government

🏛️ Official websiteclaytonnm.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clayton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clayton

Clayton is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Clayton's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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