County government · Marshall County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marshall County took in $28.5 million and spent $32.6 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 taxes63%State tax money28%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (road charges)4.3%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
58%$16.4 million
Sales tax
5.1%$1.5 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.9 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals8.0%Environment and natural resources4.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Marshall County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.4 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$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$878 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$739 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Social services
1.1%$355 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$355 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.