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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 $6.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Town taxes25%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes25%

Sales tax
14%$898 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$517 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other licenses$207 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$141 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$169 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$385 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$728 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.4%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

31%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$754 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$603 thousand
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$509 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.