City government · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bennett took in $635 thousand and spent $699 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes26%State tax money7.9%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money4.4%County and local tax money4.1%

What stands out

7.2%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax

18%$117 thousand

Sales tax

7.2%$46 thousand

Other taxes

0.3%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$1 thousand
Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services

52%$332 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more

Sewer$128 thousand
Other service charges$108 thousand
Water$58 thousand
Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government

4.4%$28 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state

7.9%$50 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other

5.4%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

36%

of Bennett's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals

36%$250 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$250 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

18%$125 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$60 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Sewer systems$20 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$102 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Government buildings$67 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Other and not broken out$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$96 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$68 thousand
Police$27 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.4%$52 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$52 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.7%$40 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$38 thousand
Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.7%$33 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$33 thousand

Interest on debt

0.1%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bennett. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 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.