County government · Black Hawk County, IA

Black Hawk County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Black Hawk County took in $78.7 million and spent $60.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money25%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)8.2%

What stands out

46%

of Black Hawk County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
46%$36.5 million
Sales tax
7.5%$5.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$893 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$893 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$972 thousand
  • Road charges$157 thousand
  • Sewer$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$19.7 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$9.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

34%

of Black Hawk County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$23.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Police$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$20.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$731 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.7%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Social services
3.2%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$603 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk 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.