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Osceola's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Osceola took in $26.7 million and spent $30.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes15%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money5.3%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

71%

of Osceola's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
7.6%$2.0 million
Sales tax
5.6%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$309 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$15.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$716 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$1.4 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.3 million
Fines
0.8%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

65%

of Osceola's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$20.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$17.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$944 thousand
  • Sewer systems$746 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$237 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$166 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osceola. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Osceola 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.