Village government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osceola took in $5.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money14%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

8%

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

Village taxes37%

Property tax
34%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.2%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$130 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$971 thousand
  • Water$517 thousand
  • Other service charges$243 thousand
  • Airport$116 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$134 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$802 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$458 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$370 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending11%

What stands out

12%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$794 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$757 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$498 thousand
  • Water supply$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$635 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)$431 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$422 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
  • Airports$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.