Village government · Sherman County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ashton took in $308 thousand and spent $522 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Village taxes19%State tax money19%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Ashton'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%.

Village taxes19%

Property tax
12%$37 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Water$53 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$57 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Ashton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$109 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ashton. 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 Village of Ashton 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.