County government · Woodbury County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Woodbury County took in $69.2 million and spent $54.3 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 taxes63%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)7.2%Fines and other7.1%Local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Woodbury County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes63%

Property tax
57%$39.6 million
Sales tax
5.3%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$431 thousand
  • Road charges$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$390 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$14.1 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking20%Social services5.2%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

20%

of Woodbury 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$20.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.8 million
  • Police$5.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$13.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Social services
5.2%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
  • Libraries$259 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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.