POLK COUNTY finances
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POLK COUNTY
County in Iowa (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 494,281.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $291.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $269.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $6.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $117.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $75.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $672.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $37.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $759.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $715.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $221.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $217.6 million |
| Central Staff | $129.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $92.7 million |
| General NEC | $44.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $41.3 million |
| Health | $37.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $32.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $30.7 million |
| Judicial | $26.6 million |
| Police Protection | $20.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $18.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $5.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $1.1 million |
| Sewerage | $760,000 |
| Libraries | $600,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $430,000 |
| Air Trans | $358,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $223.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $66.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $69.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $221.6 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $160.7 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $853,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $370,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $17.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $1.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $89.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $117.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $75.0 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $358,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $41.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $1.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $26.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $129.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $37.5 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $208.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $12.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $86.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $600,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $5.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $30.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $20.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $32.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $760,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $430,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $28.7 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $9.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $6.2 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $6.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $15.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $268.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $277,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $5.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $8.0 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $8.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.2 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $173,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $392,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $523,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 191153104326.