County government · Polk County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk County took in $2.1 million and spent $687 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%State tax money4.8%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

91%

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

County taxes92%

Property tax
91%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$10 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$99 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs95%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%

What stands out

95%

of Polk County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
95%$653 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$363 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Polk 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.