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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Osceola took in $2.1 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes18%Fines and other16%State tax money10%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Osceola's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
9.0%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$151 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.0%$123 thousand
Property tax
3.0%$61 thousand
Business income tax
0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$668 thousand
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Sewer$186 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$208 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$12 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$309 thousand
Fines
0.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Roads, transit and parking3.8%

What stands out

8.3%

of Osceola's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$774 thousand
  • Water supply$273 thousand
  • Sewer systems$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$526 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Osceola. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Osceola 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.