County government · Page County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Page County took in $13.3 million and spent $12.3 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 taxes56%State tax money39%Fees for services3.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
52%$6.9 million
Sales tax
3.9%$525 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$506 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$506 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$5.1 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$243 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

45%

of Page 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
45%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$776 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.3 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)$923 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$853 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$512 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$947 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$947 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$436 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$436 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Page 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 Page 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.