County government · Warren County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Warren County took in $36.8 million and spent $39.0 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 taxes51%State tax money25%Fines and other20%Fees for services (sewer)4.0%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

20%

of Warren County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
47%$17.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$595 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$461 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$9.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$403 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$7.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals11%Social services2.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Warren County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$12.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.9 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$11.1 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$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Social services
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$895 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$895 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$248 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.