City government · Gasconade County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Owensville took in $2.1 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%County and local tax money30%State tax money7.2%City taxes1.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Owensville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes1.3%

Other taxes

1.3%$26 thousand

What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more

Tobacco taxes$11 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services

61%$1.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$655 thousand
Water$500 thousand
Parks and recreation$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state

7.2%$147 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

30%$610 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

28%

of Owensville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

38%$1.7 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply

Sewer systems$900 thousand
Water supply$775 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

28%$1.3 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.3 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

22%$960 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$740 thousand
Fire protection$220 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.6%$430 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$430 thousand

Interest on debt

3.3%$146 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Owensville. 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 Owensville 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.