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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashippun took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

72%

of Ashippun's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
72%$931 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$267 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

17%

of Ashippun's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$952 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$952 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$157 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashippun. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashippun 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.