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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethel took in $744 thousand and spent $461 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fines and other23%Fees for services (sewer)19%State tax money11%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Bethel's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
33%$242 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$81 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$85 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$168 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

21%

of Bethel'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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bethel. 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 Bethel 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.