County government · Lyon County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lyon County took in $18.7 million and spent $17.3 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 taxes57%State tax money32%Fees for services6.0%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Lyon County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
49%$9.2 million
Sales tax
6.1%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$186 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$18 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$6.1 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$764 thousand
Fines
0.2%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

50%

of Lyon 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
50%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$402 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$539 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$516 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$944 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$944 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$884 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$884 thousand
Social services
2.5%$434 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$434 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyon 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 Lyon 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.