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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ayrshire took in $124 thousand and spent $107 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%County and local tax money23%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%State tax money10%Federal tax money8.1%

What stands out

23%

of Ayrshire'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 taxes31%

Sales tax
16%$20 thousand
Property tax
15%$18 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$10 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$13 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$28 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$16 thousand
Fines
1.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

38%

of Ayrshire's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ayrshire. 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 Ayrshire 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.