Dubois County
$114 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.
About 99% of this ZIP is in Dubois County.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
52%
of Dubois County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.
Full Dubois County breakdown
County taxes11%
Property tax
8.9%$9.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
- Public utility taxes$670 thousand
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$654 thousand
- Other selective sales taxes$559 thousand
- Other licenses$20 thousand
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services52%
Fees for services
52%$57.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
- Other service charges$57.2 million
- Garbage collection$430 thousand
- Parks and recreation$64 thousand
- Airport$16 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money1.6%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
1.6%$1.7 million
State tax money32%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
From the state
32%$35.7 million
Local tax money0.7%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From other local governments
0.7%$808 thousand
Fines and other3.1%
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$58 thousand
Where the money goes
What stands out
73%
of Dubois County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.
Full Dubois County breakdown
Spending by category100%
Running the government and other costs
73%$83.3 million
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$75.9 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
- Government buildings$9 thousand
Housing and community development
8.4%$9.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
- Courts and legal services$2.8 million
- Prisons and jails$2.7 million
- Police$2.3 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$899 thousand
- Fire protection$344 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
- Roads and highways$7.1 million
- Airports$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
- Public health$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$812 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
- Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$272 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
- Parks and recreation$272 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Social services
0.1%$150 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
- Other public welfare$150 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand