County government · Webster County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Webster County took in $28.1 million and spent $17.8 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 taxes66%State tax money33%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
66%$18.6 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$9.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Webster 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
64%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$570 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$334 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$334 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster 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 Webster 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.