County government · Grundy County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grundy County took in $43.5 million and spent $41.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)64%County taxes19%State tax money14%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Grundy County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
17%$7.2 million
Sales tax
1.6%$714 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$263 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$27.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$26.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

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%$237 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$6.3 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$997 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

63%

of Grundy County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
63%$26.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.7 million
  • Public health$499 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$809 thousand
  • Libraries$249 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$615 thousand
Social services
1.2%$489 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$489 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$90 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grundy 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 Grundy 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.