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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Osage took in $18.8 million and spent $15.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)71%City taxes18%Fines and other7.4%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Osage'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 taxes18%

Property tax
14%$2.6 million
Sales tax
2.7%$513 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$104 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Gas$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$865 thousand
  • Water$614 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$220 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$517 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$80 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

61%

of Osage'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
61%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Gas supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$547 thousand
  • Water supply$394 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$263 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$881 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$801 thousand
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$726 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$720 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$220 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$195 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$153 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osage. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Osage 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.