County government · Bremer County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bremer County took in $25.8 million and spent $26.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (garbage collection)25%State tax money20%Fines and other12%

What stands out

25%

of Bremer 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%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
35%$9.1 million
Sales tax
4.3%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.7%$956 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$379 thousand
  • Other licenses$376 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Health and hospitals26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

26%

of Bremer 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%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
26%$6.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$442 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$982 thousand
  • Government buildings$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$885 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$589 thousand
  • Libraries$296 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$838 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$838 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$292 thousand
Social services
0.8%$205 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$205 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bremer County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bremer 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.