City government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Owosso took in $23.0 million and spent $25.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parking)46%City taxes24%State tax money19%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

19%

of Owosso's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$5.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$267 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$10.5 million
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$185 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.4 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

22%

of Owosso's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7.8 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$664 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$623 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Public transit$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$579 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$873 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$873 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$454 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$373 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Owosso. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Owosso 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.