City government · Spink County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashton took in $98 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer)32%State tax money7.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

43%

of Ashton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
43%$42 thousand
Sales tax
9.2%$9 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

60%

of Ashton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 City 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.