County government · Ida County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ida County took in $8.3 million and spent $14.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes43%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Ida County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
35%$2.9 million
Sales tax
6.4%$529 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$164 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$95 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$4.4 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$234 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt5.1%Social services3.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

68%

of Ida 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
68%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$800 thousand
  • Government buildings$414 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$325 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$806 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$741 thousand
Social services
3.1%$454 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$294 thousand
  • Other public welfare$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$317 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$295 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$183 thousand
  • Hospitals$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$61 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
  • Gas supply$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ida 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 Ida 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.