County government · Carroll County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carroll County took in $22.9 million and spent $23.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money25%Fines and other24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.7%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$10.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$627 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$627 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.9%$438 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$5.7 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$384 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Carroll County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$678 thousand
  • Government buildings$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$564 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$886 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$886 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$428 thousand
Social services
0.4%$97 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.