Town government · Yates County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fines and other14%State tax money13%Fees for services (water)10%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Benton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
56%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.5%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$209 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$44 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$259 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$18 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$265 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

10%

of Benton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$655 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$655 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$655 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$183 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$102 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Benton. 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 Town of Benton 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.