County government · Mahaska County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mahaska County took in $194 million and spent $120 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)86%County taxes8.2%State tax money4.2%Local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

86%

of Mahaska 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 taxes8.2%

Property tax
6.8%$13.2 million
Sales tax
1.3%$2.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$167 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$164 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$537 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$8.1 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$2.7 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Running the government and other costs3.1%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

79%

of Mahaska 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
79%$95.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$94.4 million
  • Public health$802 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$14.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$819 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 thousand
  • Government buildings$377 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.1 million
Social services
0.6%$764 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$764 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$479 thousand
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$417 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$417 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$244 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mahaska County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Mahaska 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.