City government · Greene County, MO

Ash Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ash Grove took in $1.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money12%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Ash Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Sales tax
30%$397 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$125 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$308 thousand
  • Sewer$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$161 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$9 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

8.1%

of Ash Grove's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$346 thousand
  • Water supply$331 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$577 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$381 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$366 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$354 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ash Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Ash Grove 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.