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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bena took in $26 thousand and spent $52 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services31%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

54%

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

City taxes62%

Property tax
54%$14 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking1.9%

What stands out

25%

of Bena's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$35 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$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bena. 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 Bena 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.