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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Connellsville took in $5.0 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money19%Federal tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Connellsville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Property tax
29%$1.4 million
Other taxes
12%$598 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$403 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$120 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
12%$579 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$254 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$590 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$957 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$487 thousand
Fines
1.0%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Housing and community development15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

15%

of Connellsville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$931 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$619 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$758 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$758 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$688 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Connellsville. 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 Connellsville 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.