Town government · Johnston County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Benson took in $12.8 million and spent $13.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%Town taxes24%State tax money6.1%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Benson'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%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
16%$2.1 million
Sales tax
7.3%$931 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.9 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$449 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$778 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$64 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

65%

of Benson'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
65%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$542 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$745 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$662 thousand
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$388 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
  • Public transit$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$217 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$159 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Benson 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.