County government · Poweshiek County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Poweshiek County took in $48.8 million and spent $43 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes89%Local tax money8.6%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.5%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

88%

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

County taxes89%

Property tax

88%$43.1 million

Other taxes

1.0%$479 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more

Motor vehicle licenses$231 thousand
Other licenses$208 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$13 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer

Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government

0.5%$228 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state

<0.1%$43 thousand

Local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

8.6%$4.2 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$762 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt

100%$43 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek 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.