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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashland took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes28%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

60%

of Ashland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$473 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

32%

of Ashland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$563 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$553 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$453 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)$404 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$210 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$210 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$169 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashland. 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 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.