County government · Lucas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lucas County took in $61.2 million and spent $58.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)81%County taxes10%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.8%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

81%

of Lucas 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 taxes10%

Property tax
10%$6.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$49.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$49.4 million
  • Other service charges$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$4.1 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$204 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Running the government and other costs3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Lucas 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
85%$49.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$49.2 million
  • Public health$604 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$528 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$517 thousand
  • Government buildings$467 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$133 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lucas 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 Lucas 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.