County government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pottawattamie County took in $110 million and spent $105 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 taxes54%State tax money30%Fines and other13%Fees for services3.4%

What stands out

49%

of Pottawattamie County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
49%$54.0 million
Sales tax
4.5%$4.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$383 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.7 million

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%$32.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$14.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

8.2%

of Pottawattamie County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$37.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$17.1 million
  • Police$14.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$870 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$26.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$16.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$8.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.4 million
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$4.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.2 million
Social services
2.5%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$395 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie 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.