County government · O'Brien County, IA

O'Brien County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), O'Brien County took in $16.7 million and spent $19.1 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 taxes57%State tax money30%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services4.7%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
50%$8.3 million
Sales tax
3.8%$628 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$551 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$418 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$776 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$776 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.1 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals11%Environment and natural resources4.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

36%

of O'Brien 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
36%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$479 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$938 thousand
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$773 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$773 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$478 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Social services
0.8%$146 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$146 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

O'Brien 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 O'Brien 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.