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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benedict took in $79 thousand and spent $74 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)34%Fines and other33%State tax money30%City taxes2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Benedict's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes2.5%

Other taxes
2.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$24 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%

What stands out

69%

of Benedict'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
69%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$14 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benedict. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Benedict 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.