Town government · Benton County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ashland took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)59%State tax money21%Fines and other12%Town taxes7.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

59%

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%.

Town taxes7.6%

Property tax
6.4%$72 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$660 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$334 thousand
  • Water$230 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$233 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$129 thousand
Fines
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

54%

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
54%$617 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$324 thousand
  • Water supply$264 thousand
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$392 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$17 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 September 30, 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 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.