City government · Mahaska County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oskaloosa took in $24.6 million and spent $21.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other13%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

6.7%

of Oskaloosa's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$6.2 million
Sales tax
6.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$336 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$1.4 million

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$367 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs8.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

14%

of Oskaloosa's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$484 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$690 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$1.8 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$809 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$399 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$621 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$621 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$476 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$431 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oskaloosa. 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 Oskaloosa 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.