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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osceola took in $822 thousand and spent $480 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money22%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, transit fares)10%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
54%$443 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; transit fares and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Transit fares$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$96 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$180 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Osceola's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Osceola. 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 Town 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.