County government · Monona County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monona County took in $14.1 million and spent $13.1 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 taxes54%State tax money40%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.6%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
53%$7.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$370 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$317 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$152 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$5.7 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$286 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

53%

of Monona 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
53%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$416 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$388 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$960 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$584 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$402 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$937 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$893 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$659 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$659 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
Social services
0.5%$71 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monona 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 Monona 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.