County government · Audubon County, IA

Audubon County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Audubon County took in $48.2 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)39%Fines and other35%County taxes17%State tax money9.4%

What stands out

35%

of Audubon County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
15%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$597 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$475 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$18.3 million
  • Other service charges$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$4.5 million

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$17.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals52%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

52%

of Audubon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
52%$17.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$17.8 million
  • Public health$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
  • Airports$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$827 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$603 thousand
  • Government buildings$438 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$293 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$1.4 million
Social services
1.1%$367 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$367 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Audubon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Audubon County 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.