County government · Buena Vista County, IA

Buena Vista County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Buena Vista County took in $108 million and spent $93.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)68%County taxes13%State tax money13%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Buena Vista 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 taxes13%

Property tax
12%$13.4 million
Sales tax
0.9%$940 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$73.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$68.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Road charges$356 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$14.5 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$554 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Running the government and other costs8.7%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Environment and natural resources2.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

75%

of Buena Vista 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
75%$69.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$67.3 million
  • Public health$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$8.1 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$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$823 thousand
  • Government buildings$439 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$408 thousand
Social services
0.1%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buena Vista County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Buena Vista 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.