City government · Harrison County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Bethany took in $11.1 million and spent $10.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)70%City taxes28%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
19%$2.1 million
Property tax
7.3%$812 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$186 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$840 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$199 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

80%

of Bethany's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Gas supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$848 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$840 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$616 thousand
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$334 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$268 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bethany. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Bethany 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.