City government · Clark County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashland took in $2.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes18%State tax money3.2%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

77%

of Ashland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
12%$285 thousand
Sales tax
5.1%$122 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$257 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Ashland'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
70%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$236 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)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ashland 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.