County government · Iowa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Iowa County took in $32.7 million and spent $34.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money20%Fees for services (airport, parks, land and natural resources)17%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

8%

of Iowa County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
43%$13.9 million
Sales tax
8.0%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$787 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$407 thousand
  • Other licenses$261 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Airport$183 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$45 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$2.6 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$6.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$501 thousand
Fines
0.7%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Social services23%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals3.3%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

23%

of Iowa County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$18.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$15.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Social services
23%$8.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$5.5 million
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
  • Government buildings$508 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$828 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$736 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
  • Libraries$334 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$272 thousand
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iowa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Iowa 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.