City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bentley took in $870 thousand and spent $510 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%County and local tax money8.5%Fines and other7.2%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

50%

of Bentley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
50%$435 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$39 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$74 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$51 thousand
Fines
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Bentley's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bentley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Bentley 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.