County government · Muscatine County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Muscatine County took in $34.0 million and spent $36.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money16%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.5%Local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
58%$19.7 million
Sales tax
7.4%$2.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$606 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$483 thousand
  • Other licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$859 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$808 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$219 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.5 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$579 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.5 million
Fines
1.5%$519 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

8%

of Muscatine County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.3 million
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Social services
8.0%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$767 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$767 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$199 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$130 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muscatine County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Muscatine 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.