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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Asherton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)69%City taxes30%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
16%$210 thousand
Property tax
9.9%$129 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and public utility licenses
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$907 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$442 thousand
  • Sewer$258 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Housing and community development31%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Asherton'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
55%$932 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$429 thousand
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$250 thousand
Housing and community development
31%$527 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$203 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)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Asherton. 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 Asherton 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.