County government · Louisa County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Louisa County took in $31.0 million and spent $18.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other56%County taxes28%State tax money13%Fees for services3.4%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
22%$6.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$941 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$917 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.6%$796 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.9 million

Fines and other56%

Interest, rents and other
56%$17.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt11%Environment and natural resources8.5%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

11%

of Louisa County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$349 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$958 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$763 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$561 thousand
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
8.5%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.9%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Social services
1.0%$180 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Louisa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Louisa 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.