County government · Hardin County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hardin County took in $23.3 million and spent $20.8 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 taxes49%State tax money33%Fines and other15%Fees for services2.5%

What stands out

15%

of Hardin County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
44%$10.2 million
Sales tax
3.9%$901 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$402 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$223 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$153 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$579 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$579 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.7 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources7.7%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

38%

of Hardin 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%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$533 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.1 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$953 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$898 thousand
  • Government buildings$428 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.7%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$832 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$832 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$443 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$165 thousand
Social services
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardin 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 Hardin 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.