Town government · DeKalb County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashley took in $4.6 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Town taxes37%State tax money21%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Ashley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$1.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$675 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$978 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$100 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Interest on debt3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.9%

What stands out

73%

of Ashley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$863 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$962 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$541 thousand
  • Water supply$373 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashley 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.