County government · Tama County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tama County took in $18.2 million and spent $21.2 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 taxes63%State tax money31%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
56%$10.2 million
Sales tax
4.0%$724 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$501 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$265 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$211 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$162 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$262 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$5.6 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$718 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources2.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

42%

of Tama 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
42%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Health and hospitals
18%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.8 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$612 thousand
  • Government buildings$388 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$785 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$684 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$589 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$589 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
Social services
0.7%$139 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tama 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 Tama 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.