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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Benson took in $14.3 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (gas, parks and recreation)35%State tax money16%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
42%$5.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$428 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$409 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Sewer$980 thousand
  • Water$869 thousand
  • Garbage collection$728 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$26 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.3 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$100 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Benson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$510 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$860 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$674 thousand
  • Water supply$665 thousand
  • Sewer systems$661 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$275 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$759 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$715 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$313 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$852 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
  • Public transit$232 thousand
  • Airports$85 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benson. 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 Benson 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.