City government · Osage County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Osage took in $11.7 million and spent $217 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)71%City taxes20%Fines and other7.8%State tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Osage's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes20%

Property tax
11%$1.3 million
Sales tax
8.8%$1.0 million

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas$1.6 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Garbage collection$444 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Airport$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$107 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$895 thousand
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$217 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 December 31, 2023.

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.