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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ashton took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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 (sewer, water)56%City taxes26%State tax money10%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

56%

of Ashton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$550 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$558 thousand
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$218 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$143 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

21%

of Ashton'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
39%$803 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
  • Water supply$276 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$444 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$382 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$382 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$259 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashton. 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 City of Ashton 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.