Story County Iowa

What Story County Iowa does

Story County, Iowa is a county government and political subdivision of the State of Iowa, headquartered in Nevada, Iowa, and serving residents across the county seat and surrounding municipalities including Ames. The county was established in 1846 alongside Iowa statehood and is governed by an elected three-member Board of Supervisors (currently Linda Murken as Chair, Latifah Faisal as Vice Chair, and Lisa Heddens as Board Member). Story County provides the full range of statutory county services: elections administration, property assessment and tax collection, vital records and land transaction recording, law enforcement through the Sheriff's Office, E911 addressing, animal control and shelter operations, environmental health, veterans affairs, conservation and parks, secondary roads maintenance, planning and development, emergency management, and public health.

The county's digital infrastructure is built on the CivicPlus CivicEngage content management system, which powers the official website and unifies citizen-facing products including Notify Me (email/text subscription alerts), Citizen Request Tracker (online concern reporting for unincorporated areas), Document Center (forms and publications repository), Calendar (meetings and events), and an Employment Application System powered by GovernmentJobs. Property records and assessment data are accessed via the Beacon Property Search platform from Schneider Corp; online property tax and motor vehicle payments are routed through the Iowa State Treasurer's portal at iowatreasurers.org; and geographic information systems are supported by ESRI ArcGIS technology.

Story County is funded primarily through property taxes, state and federal appropriations, and service fees, with no specific revenue figure disclosed on its website. Public records fees are nominal — black-and-white copying at $.10 per page and color copying at $.25 per page, plus actual mailing, media, and labor costs for requests exceeding one hour. The county employs 251–500 staff across nine physical office locations in Nevada and Ames, maintains WCAG 2.0 AA and Section 508 accessibility compliance for its digital properties, and reaches residents through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and direct civic engagement via Board of Supervisors meetings.

Name

Story County Iowa

Legal name

Story County, Iowa

Website

https://storycountyiowa.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1846

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Story County Iowa is a county government and political subdivision of the State of Iowa, headquartered in Nevada, Iowa, providing statutory public services — elections, tax collection, law enforcement, property assessment, vital records, veterans affairs, and conservation — to county residents across nine offices, with a CivicPlus-powered digital portal as its citizen-facing interface.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public administration
• Property tax collection
• Public safety services
• Vital records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Nevada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Story County Iowa is a county government entity and political subdivision of the State of Iowa that provides public administration services to residents. It delivers essential civic services including elections administration, property assessment and tax collection, public safety (Sheriff's Office and Jail), vital records, animal control, environmental health, veterans affairs, conservation and parks, planning and development, and emergency management. Services are delivered through in-person county offices and a CivicPlus-powered digital portal offering online payments, property search, notifications, and document access.

Product overview

Story County Iowa operates a CivicPlus-powered government website offering a unified platform of digital services for county residents. The core digital products include Notify Me (notification subscriptions), Citizen Request Tracker (concern reporting), Property Search via Beacon (property records), Online Payments (taxes and vehicle registration), Document Center (forms repository), and Employment Applications. These are supplemented by departmental public services including E911 Addressing, Conservation & Parks, Veterans Affairs, and Animal Control & Shelter. The products function as an integrated government services portal rather than a commercial product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Notify Me Notification subscription service allowing residents to receive email or text message updates on selected topics including county news, alerts, and meeting agendas.
• Citizen Request Tracker Online tool for submitting concerns, comments, or compliments for unincorporated Story County areas.
• Property Search (Beacon) Property record search portal integrated from Schneider Corp for accessing property information, maps, and assessment data.
• Online Payments Digital payment system for property taxes and motor vehicle registration renewals via Iowa State Treasurer's office.
• Document Center Repository for county documents, forms, and publications available for public download.
• Employment Application System Online job application portal for county employment opportunities powered by GovernmentJobs platform.
• E911 Addressing E911 addressing service for assigning and managing street addresses within the county.
• Conservation and Parks Services Parks and recreation management including campground reservations, program registrations, and environmental education.
• Veterans Affairs Services Veterans benefits assistance including transportation to VA appointments, DD-214 processing, and benefit counseling.
• Animal Control and Shelter Animal shelter operations including pet adoption, foster programs, and animal control enforcement.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Granicus: Government technology vendor focused on digital communications, agenda/legislative management, and resident engagement for local governments. Adjacent peer relevant to Story County's civic engagement and notification workflows.
• Story County, Iowa — vendors: CivicPlus: CivicPlus powers Story County's CMS (CivicEngage), Notify Me, Citizen Request Tracker, and Document Center. It is the underlying technology vendor whose product suite defines the county's resident-facing digital experience.
• Tyler Technologies: Large government technology vendor serving counties with ERP, public safety, and resident engagement software. Indirectly comparable as the broader technology category that competes with CivicPlus and could substitute Story County's stack.

Direct peers

• Black Hawk County, Iowa: Northeast Iowa county anchored by Waterloo/Cedar Falls. Provides a directly comparable suite of county services and is a relevant functional peer for benchmarking operational structure and digital service delivery in Iowa.
• Linn County, Iowa: Eastern Iowa county anchored by Cedar Rapids. Operates a similarly broad portfolio of public safety, property assessment, public health, and conservation services, making it a near-direct functional peer to Story County with overlapping vendor and policy environments.
• Polk County, Iowa: Iowa's most populous county, headquartered in Des Moines. Provides a directly comparable menu of county services (sheriff, treasurer, recorder, conservation, public health) and serves as the largest Iowa-county benchmark for digital service delivery and operational scale.
• Dallas County, Iowa: Central Iowa county adjacent to Polk County and the Des Moines metro. Shares Story County's central Iowa geography and offers a comparable portfolio of county services; its faster population growth makes it a useful trajectory benchmark.
• Scott County, Iowa: Eastern Iowa county on the Illinois border anchored by Davenport/Bettendorf. Operates a full county government service portfolio (sheriff, conservation, public health, treasurer, recorder) and is a comparable Iowa peer of similar scale.
• Johnson County, Iowa: Eastern Iowa county anchored by the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Comparable size and service breadth to Story County, with a similar university-anchored demographic profile and parallel departmental structure (sheriff, treasurer, recorder, conservation).

Broad incumbents

• Maricopa County, Arizona: One of the largest U.S. counties by population (Phoenix metro). Operates a much broader portfolio at greater scale, providing a useful benchmark for advanced digital service delivery and innovation in county government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubestorycountyiowa.gov/youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/storycountyiowa
• Instagramstorycountyiowa.gov/instagram
• Xx.com/storycountyiowa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/story-county

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Story County Iowa