County government · Osceola County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Osceola County took in $9.9 million and spent $13.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Local tax money50%County taxes49%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Osceola County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes49%

Property tax
49%$4.8 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
50%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

44%

of Osceola County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$582 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Parking$502 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$295 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$238 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$515 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$453 thousand
  • Libraries$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$276 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$276 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$128 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Osceola County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Osceola County 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.