County government · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cedar County took in $18.3 million and spent $24.2 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 taxes62%State tax money30%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
55%$10.1 million
Sales tax
5.3%$976 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$274 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$405 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.6 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$971 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

36%

of Cedar County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$572 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.3 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$984 thousand
  • Government buildings$431 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$749 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$749 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Social services
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar 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 Cedar 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.