City government · Clearfield County, PA

Du Bois's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Du Bois took in $19.9 million and spent $24.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%State tax money31%City taxes14%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

31%

of Du Bois' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes14%

Property tax

6.9%$1.4 million

Individual income tax

3.8%$756 thousand

Other taxes

3.0%$596 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$364 thousand
Public utility licenses$127 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services

48%$9.5 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more

Sewer$4.4 million
Water$3.7 million
Garbage collection$1.6 million
Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Parking$65 thousand
Other service charges-$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government

6.1%$1.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state

31%$6.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.3%$52 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$135 thousand

Fines

0.3%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

22%

of Du Bois' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

47%$11.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$6.7 million
Sewer systems$4.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

22%$5.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking

Roads and highways$5.5 million
Parking$3 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$3.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$735 thousand
Other and not broken out$435 thousand
Government buildings$431 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

10%$2.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$2.0 million
Fire protection$333 thousand
Inspections and regulation$196 thousand
Courts and legal services$51 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.8%$1.2 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Libraries$88 thousand

Interest on debt

1.8%$428 thousand

Housing and community development

1.0%$241 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Du Bois. 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 Du Bois 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.