Borough government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rimersburg took in $1.2 million and spent $751 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%Borough taxes14%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money3.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

77%

of Rimersburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes14%

Property tax
6.6%$76 thousand
Individual income tax
5.3%$61 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$893 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$555 thousand
  • Sewer$334 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$46 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$11 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

49%

of Rimersburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$368 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$269 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rimersburg. 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 Borough of Rimersburg 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.