County government · Dallas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dallas County took in $92.2 million and spent $105 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)30%Fines and other9.8%State tax money5.2%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Dallas County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
44%$40.7 million
Other taxes
7.3%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$25.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Road charges$601 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$443 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$4.8 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$2.5 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$8.8 million
Fines
0.2%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals32%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Environment and natural resources8.3%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

32%

of Dallas County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$33.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$21.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
32%$33.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$28.5 million
  • Public health$4.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$335 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.1 million
Environment and natural resources
8.3%$8.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$742 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 thousand
Social services
0.7%$720 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$720 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$589 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$155 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.