County government · Monroe County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Monroe County took in $48.7 million and spent $48.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)71%County taxes19%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

71%

of Monroe 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 taxes19%

Property tax
18%$8.8 million
Sales tax
0.7%$359 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$34.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$34.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$813 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$3.8 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$548 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Monroe 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
72%$35.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$33.5 million
  • Public health$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$946 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$681 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$681 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$515 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.