County government · Van Buren County, IA

Van Buren County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Van Buren County took in $28.2 million and spent $31.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)78%County taxes16%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.7%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Van Buren County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
14%$3.9 million
Sales tax
1.7%$469 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$101 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$22.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$22.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$175 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$196 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

75%

of Van Buren County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$23.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$23.1 million
  • Public health$307 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$220 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Van Buren 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.