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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton took in $1.5 million and spent $922 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other10%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
41%$625 thousand
Sales tax
11%$172 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$408 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Sewer$171 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$149 thousand
Fines
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Interest on debt6.1%

What stands out

63%

of Benton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$583 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$583 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$56 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 December 31, 2021. 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.