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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ashford took in $1.8 million and spent $221 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)56%Town taxes30%Fines and other12%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes30%

Other taxes
19%$358 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility licenses$146 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$64 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$38 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.5%$102 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$102 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$32 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
12%$222 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashford 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.