County government · Fremont County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fremont County took in $12.6 million and spent $17.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money39%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

50%

of Fremont County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
50%$6.3 million
Sales tax
3.4%$430 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$143 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$435 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$435 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$5.0 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$289 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources2.5%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

38%

of Fremont 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
38%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$895 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$432 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$445 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$445 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$378 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$378 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$140 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fremont County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Fremont 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.