County government · Clay County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clay County took in $22.4 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money25%Federal tax money14%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)6.8%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
40%$8.8 million
Sales tax
4.6%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$797 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$381 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$325 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$3.1 million

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 money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$345 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

47%

of Clay 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
47%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$750 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$959 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$959 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$921 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$921 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$784 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$784 thousand
Social services
2.7%$565 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$565 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$389 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.