County government · Cerro Gordo County, IA

Cerro Gordo County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cerro Gordo County took in $52.3 million and spent $35.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Federal tax money23%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, sewer)7.9%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

23%

of Cerro Gordo County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
37%$19.6 million
Sales tax
4.6%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$131 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$12.0 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$12.0 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals23%Running the government and other costs14%Social services3.5%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Cerro Gordo 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
28%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$8.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
Social services
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$129 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cerro Gordo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cerro Gordo 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.