Village government · Audrain County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Benton City took in $19 thousand and spent $49 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%State tax money42%

What stands out

32%

of Benton City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes58%

Other taxes
32%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$4 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$1 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs80%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services8.2%

What stands out

80%

of Benton City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
80%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Social services
8.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Benton City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Benton City 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.