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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Asbury took in $10.6 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%State tax money14%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

9.4%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
35%$3.7 million
Sales tax
9.4%$996 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$88 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$298 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments5.9%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

25%

of Asbury'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$951 thousand
  • Water supply$610 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$957 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$750 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$720 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$720 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$350 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$180 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$315 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$147 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$131 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Asbury. 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 Asbury 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.