Village government · Woodford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Benson took in $368 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%State tax money36%Village taxes11%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes11%

Property tax
11%$39 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$28 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$134 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand
Fines
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%

What stands out

27%

of Benson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Benson. 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 Village 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.