County government · Osage County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osage County took in $13.1 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes83%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)7.5%State tax money5.8%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

70%

of Osage County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes83%

Property tax
70%$9.1 million
Sales tax
11%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility taxes$162 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$979 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$293 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$762 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$537 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

39%

of Osage 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
39%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$735 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$562 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$610 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$443 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$614 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$614 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$533 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$533 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$412 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$412 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Osage County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Osage 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.