Village government · Lee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Ashton took in $1.0 million and spent $941 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Village taxes14%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

44%

of Ashton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes14%

Property tax
12%$119 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$354 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$174 thousand
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$456 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$66 thousand
Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

10%

of Ashton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$348 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)$252 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$290 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$237 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ashton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.