City government · Saunders County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ashland took in $5.4 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes41%State tax money8.8%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9.1%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Other taxes
9.5%$513 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$406 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.1%$490 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$528 thousand
  • Water$424 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$473 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$17 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$320 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development11%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

11%

of Ashland's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$980 thousand
  • Water supply$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$850 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$355 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$268 thousand
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$592 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$444 thousand
  • Libraries$148 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$515 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$361 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$113 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 September 30, 2021. 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.