County government · Fayette County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fayette County took in $22.1 million and spent $26.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Local tax money42%Fees for services5.7%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

42%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
48%$10.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
42%$9.3 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$849 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services7.2%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Health and hospitals2.1%

What stands out

39%

of Fayette County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$10.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.1 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.7 million
Social services
7.2%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$676 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$676 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$543 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$543 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.