County government · Story County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Story County took in $111 million and spent $119 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)44%County taxes38%Federal tax money8.1%State tax money6.9%Fines and other2.6%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Story County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
34%$38.1 million
Sales tax
3.1%$3.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$48.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$46.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Road charges$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$8.9 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$7.6 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$900 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

63%

of Story County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
63%$74.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$69.0 million
  • Public health$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$16.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$360 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$952 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Social services
1.4%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$471 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$251 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Story 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 Story 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.