County government · Calhoun County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Calhoun County took in $15.2 million and spent $18.8 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 taxes59%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.6%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

56%

of Calhoun County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$8.5 million
Sales tax
3.3%$496 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.6 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Health and hospitals24%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Social services2.7%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

24%

of Calhoun 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
39%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Health and hospitals
24%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.6 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$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$383 thousand
  • Government buildings$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$552 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Social services
2.7%$510 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$510 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$439 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$439 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$431 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$266 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.