City government · Turner County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashburn took in $8.1 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, gas)46%City taxes19%Fines and other17%State tax money9.5%County and local tax money9.0%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes19%

Other taxes
11%$856 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$345 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$248 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$73 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.6%$693 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$648 thousand
  • Water$476 thousand
  • Other service charges$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$767 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$726 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
16%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs9.9%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Ashburn'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$533 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$656 thousand
  • Water supply$564 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$692 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashburn. 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 Ashburn 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.