County government · Wayne County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wayne County took in $88.8 million and spent $78.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)81%County taxes7.4%Federal tax money5.9%Local tax money3.7%Fines and other1.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Wayne 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 taxes7.4%

Property tax
6.6%$5.9 million
Sales tax
0.7%$612 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$72.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$71.8 million
  • Other service charges$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$5.2 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$84 thousand

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$3.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals92%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt0.4%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Wayne 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
92%$72.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$72.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$333 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$60 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.