City government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashby took in $1.5 million and spent $911 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)69%City taxes16%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

69%

of Ashby'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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$233 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$371 thousand
  • Water$330 thousand
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$56 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$146 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

14%

of Ashby's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$403 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
  • Water supply$124 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$133 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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$63 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashby. 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 City of Ashby 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.