City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osseo took in $5.5 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money14%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

33%

of Osseo's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
33%$1.8 million
Other taxes
4.7%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$765 thousand
  • Sewer$634 thousand
  • Road charges$323 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$155 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$786 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$107 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$531 thousand
Fines
0.8%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%

What stands out

19%

of Osseo's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$926 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$387 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$322 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$313 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$318 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$318 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osseo. 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 Osseo 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.