Town government · Adams County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bennett took in $12.3 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money35%Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money3.5%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

35%

of Bennett's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
27%$3.3 million
Property tax
5.5%$670 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$678 thousand
  • Road charges$91 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$434 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$4.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$203 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

74%

of Bennett's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$800 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$529 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$519 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$519 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$519 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$393 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bennett. 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 Bennett 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.