County government · Des Moines County, IA

Des Moines County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Des Moines County took in $33.2 million and spent $33.6 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 taxes56%State tax money27%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money6.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.2%

What stands out

6.7%

of Des Moines County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes56%

Property tax
45%$15.0 million
Sales tax
8.7%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.9%$627 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$588 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$877 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$9.1 million

Local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.9 million
Fines
1.4%$459 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Des Moines County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$12.9 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$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Airports$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
10%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$170 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Des Moines 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 Des Moines 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.