POLK COUNTY finances
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POLK COUNTY
County in Iowa (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 501,089.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $300.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $309.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $20.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $127.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $673.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $44.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $14.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $757.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $732.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $159.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $284.9 million |
| Central Staff | $93.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $54.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $52.7 million |
| General NEC | $44.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $42.7 million |
| Health | $38.7 million |
| Judicial | $27.4 million |
| Police Protection | $27.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $25.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $19.0 million |
| Sewerage | $3.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $2.0 million |
| Libraries | $682,000 |
| Financial Adm | $577,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $498,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $178.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $164.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $35.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $159.6 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $221.3 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $847,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $427,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $22.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $3.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $61.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $127.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $54.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $577,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $27.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $93.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $38.7 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $277.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $14.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $30.2 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $682,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $2.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $25.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $27.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $42.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $3.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $498,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $34.7 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $7.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $5.0 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $22.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $9.7 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $14.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $273.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $360,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $5.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $10.5 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $8.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.2 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $8,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $7.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $600,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $12.3 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.