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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Osawatomie took in $12.4 million and spent $11.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes26%Fines and other9.8%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

7.4%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
17%$2.1 million
Sales tax
7.4%$920 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$167 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$520 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$606 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$840 thousand
Fines
3.0%$376 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

58%

of Osawatomie'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
58%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water supply$652 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$520 thousand
  • Sewer systems$389 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$366 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$286 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$664 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
  • Libraries$165 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$439 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osawatomie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Osawatomie 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.