City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osakis took in $3.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)51%City taxes23%State tax money15%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

51%

of Osakis' 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%$767 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Water$559 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$95 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$573 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$309 thousand
Fines
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

56%

of Osakis' 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
56%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$922 thousand
  • Sewer systems$684 thousand
  • Water supply$583 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$640 thousand
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$455 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$610 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$458 thousand
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$149 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$91 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osakis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Osakis 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.