City government · Osceola County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashton took in $609 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money14%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Ashton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
36%$219 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$59 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$31 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$44 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

56%

of Ashton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$580 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$503 thousand
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$47 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$47 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 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 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 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.