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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Benkelman took in $7.1 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes14%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other6.2%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

69%

of Benkelman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Other taxes
8.0%$566 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$566 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$226 thousand
Property tax
2.8%$201 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$498 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$253 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$438 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Running the government and other costs2.5%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

12%

of Benkelman's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$572 thousand
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$455 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$645 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$645 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$613 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benkelman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Benkelman 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.