County government · Mitchell County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mitchell County took in $45.9 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)74%County taxes22%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money0.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

74%

of Mitchell 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 taxes22%

Property tax
22%$9.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$33.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$33.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.5 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$285 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals95%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

95%

of Mitchell 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
95%$29.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$29.2 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mitchell 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.