City government · Little River County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ashdown took in $6.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)27%Fines and other10%County and local tax money9.8%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
35%$2.4 million
Other taxes
4.8%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$241 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$97 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$852 thousand
  • Water$483 thousand
  • Sewer$476 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$343 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$438 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$674 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$488 thousand
Fines
3.3%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Ashdown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$888 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$832 thousand
  • Water supply$413 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$991 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$991 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$741 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$387 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$350 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashdown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Ashdown 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.