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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Benton took in $10.9 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money28%City taxes23%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
9.1%$985 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$770 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$749 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$541 thousand
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$429 thousand
  • Other service charges$281 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.1 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$607 thousand
Fines
0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

29%

of Benton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$735 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$322 thousand
  • Sewer systems$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$785 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$398 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$942 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$750 thousand
  • Airports$192 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$269 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benton. 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 Benton 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.