Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton took in $7.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money34%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money2.0%Fees for services (sewer)1.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Benton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$4.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$143 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$530 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Social services0.8%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Social services
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 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.