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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Benld took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money33%Fines and other14%City taxes14%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

33%

of Benld's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
7.5%$114 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$530 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$265 thousand
  • Sewer$151 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$64 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$505 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$208 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

6.6%

of Benld'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$419 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$417 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$293 thousand
  • Sewer systems$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benld. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Benld 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.