Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bethany took in $30.4 million and spent $25.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money26%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.6%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes71%

Property tax
71%$21.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$479 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • School lunches$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$33 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$8.0 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$264 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges36%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

36%

of Bethany's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
36%$9.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$731 thousand
  • Government buildings$640 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$866 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$243 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$889 thousand
  • Libraries$438 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$785 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$785 thousand
Social services
1.3%$347 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$347 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$337 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$337 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bethany. 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 Town of Bethany 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.