City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ostrander took in $2.9 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money70%Fees for services (sewer, water)10%State tax money6.9%City taxes6.8%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

70%

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

City taxes6.8%

Property tax
6.8%$197 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$291 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$153 thousand
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money70%

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

From the federal government
70%$2.0 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$200 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$141 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking89%Running the government and other costs3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Interest on debt1.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

89%

of Ostrander's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
89%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$99 thousand
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$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
  • Water supply$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$53 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ostrander. 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 Ostrander 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.