City government · Osborne County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osborne took in $3.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes23%Fines and other2.9%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

71%

of Osborne's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
21%$747 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Water$240 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$75 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Osborne'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
68%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$446 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$305 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$199 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
  • Airports$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osborne. 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 City of Osborne 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.