City government · Harlan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Benham took in $617 thousand and spent $560 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)64%City taxes11%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

9.2%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
9.9%$61 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$149 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$57 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$10 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$32 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Sent to other local governments8.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

8.4%

of Benham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$145 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
  • Electric power$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$47 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$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Social services
4.5%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benham. 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 Benham 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.